Russia Foils Ukrainian Terrorist Attack on Kremlin

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Using two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Kiev regime attempted to strike the Kremlin residence of the Russian president on Tuesday night, the Kremlin said in a statemen
Russia regards an attack on the residence of President Vladimir Putin as a planned terrorist act and an assassination attempt on the head of state, according to the Kremlin's statement.
"We regard these actions as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the Russian president, carried out on the eve of Victory Day, the May 9 Parade, at which the presence of foreign guests is also planned," the statement read.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not injured as a result of a drone attack by Ukraine on the Kremlin residence. As a result of the fall and scattering of drone fragments on the territory of the Kremlin, there were no casualties and material damage.
"As a result of this terrorist act, the President of the Russian Federation was not injured. The schedule of his work has not changed, it continues as usual," the statement said.
Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the attack, he is working in the presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryovo in Moscow Region, his spokesman told Sputnik.
Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures against Kiev's attempt to strike at the Kremlin.

"The Russian side reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit," according to the statement.

Later, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of Office of the President of Ukraine, claimed that Kiev was not involved in the drone attack on Kremlin.
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