U.S. officials believe Ukraine carried out a drone strike on the Kremlin earlier that month, the New York Times reported Wednesday, after Russia initially blamed the U.S. for the strike they claimed was intended to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
U.S. officials believe Ukraine was responsible for a drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month.
A Ukrainian special military or intelligence unit likely conducted the drone attack, which was shot down by Russian forces on May 3, according to a preliminary assessment by U.S. intelligence officials, the Times reported.
U.S. officials made the claim with low confidence, the Times reported, citing lack of specific evidence on which Ukrainian units or officials were involved.
Russia initially claimed the attack was an attempt on Putin’s life, marking a consequential escalation in Russia’s war in Ukraine, and one day later blamed the U.S. for the strike, though Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not provide evidence to back up the claim and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s advisor Mykhailo Podolyak denied plotting to assassinate Putin or any involvement in the strike.
This is a developing story.
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