Moscow. Russia’s parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has called for permission to use “weapons capable of stopping and destroying Kiev’s terrorist regime” following an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin by Ukraine.(ukraine ) It seems that the drone strike has added fuel to the fire in provoking Russia against Ukraine. It is possible that Russia may intensify the ongoing attacks on Ukraine since February last year and if this happens then its consequences can be very serious.
In fact, Russian officials alleged on Wednesday that Ukraine attacked the Kremlin with two drones last night in an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin called the alleged attack attempt a “terrorist act” and said Russian military and security forces disabled both drones before the attack. A statement on the Kremlin’s website said that the wreckage of the unmanned aircraft fell on the ground of the Russian government office, but it did not cause any damage. The statement did not say how the drone was destroyed, although it did say that there were no casualties.
In a video, something like smoke has been seen rising above the Kremlin. This video was probably made from across the river in front of the Kremlin. According to information provided with the video, residents of a nearby apartment building reported hearing explosions and seeing smoke around 2:30 a.m. local time. It is not possible to independently verify the posted videos.
In response to the drone attack on the Kremlin, the Russian parliament has also called for a missile attack on the residence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the Crimean region, also demanded a missile attack on the Ukrainian leader’s residence in Kiev.
Ukraine denies attack on Kremlin
At the same time, Kiev has categorically denied involvement in the attack. “We don’t attack the Kremlin because, firstly, it doesn’t solve any military problem,” said Mikhailo Podolyak, Ukraine’s presidential adviser. Absolutely. And this is extremely harmful from the point of view of preparing our offensive measures. ‘ He said, ‘And most importantly, it will allow Russia to justify large-scale attacks on Ukrainian cities, on the civilian population, on infrastructure. Why do we need this?’
Russia’s warning, we have the right to respond
The Kremlin offered no evidence to support its claim, including the assassination attempt. Russia is preparing to celebrate its annual Victory Day on Tuesday. “We regard these actions as a planned terrorist act and an attempt to assassinate the President of Russia ahead of the Victory Day parade on May 9, where foreign dignitaries are expected to attend,” a Kremlin statement said. Russia reserves the right to respond ‘when and where it deems appropriate’, the statement said.
Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the drone attack
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time and was working from the Novo-Ogaryovo residence. The official office of the Russian President is called the Kremlin. The Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin is safe and working without any change in his schedule. Peskov said that the parade will be held on May 9 as per the schedule.