2023-05-03 18:43:27
Russia opens terrorism probe after alleged Kremlin drone attack
Russia opens a terrorism investigation after the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin.
‘It’s a shame for Russia’: Ukrainian MP reacts to Russian accusations
Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian MP elected in the Odessa constituency, reaffirmed on BFMTV on Wednesday evening that Ukraine had not attacked Russia with a drone, as President Zelensky had already indicated.
He however felt that “what happened is a shame for Russia, because how can one call this country a superpower if it is not able to protect the airspace above the Kremlin?” For him, this event is undoubtedly “the manifestation of internal struggles in Russia”.
Death toll from Russian strikes in Kherson region rises to 21
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announces that the toll of Russian strikes on the Kherson region has risen to 21 dead and 48 wounded.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for “eliminating Zelensky”
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for the “elimination” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in retaliation.
“After today’s terrorist attack, there is no alternative but the physical elimination of Zelensky and his clique,” wrote on Telegram Dmitry Medvedev, current number two of the Russian Security Council and customary vitriolic statements.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine ‘did not attack Putin’
President Volodymyr Zelensky denies any Ukrainian attack targeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“We did not attack Putin. We leave him to the court. We are fighting on our territory, we are defending our villages and our cities”, affirmed the Ukrainian head of state during a press conference in Helsinki with leaders from northern European countries.
Washington says it takes information from the Kremlin “very carefully”
The United States says it is taking “very cautiously” the statements of Russia, which claimed to have shot down two Ukrainian drones which targeted the Kremlin in Moscow.
“I saw the information. I can’t validate it, we don’t know,” said the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken. But, he adds, “I would take anything that comes out of the Kremlin very carefully.”
16 dead in “massive” Russian strikes in the Kherson region
‘Massive’ Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Kherson region left at least 16 people dead on Wednesday, including 12 in the main city of the same name, according to the regional prosecutor’s office, as authorities announced a curfew from Friday evening .
“Massive attack by the occupiers against civilians in the Kherson region: the toll has risen to 16 people,” the prosecution said on Telegram, adding that “about 22” other people were “injured to varying degrees”.
Senior Russian official calls for ‘destroying’ Ukrainian government
The speaker of the lower house of the Russian Parliament calls to “destroy” the Ukrainian government, which denies any involvement in the drone attack.
“There can be no negotiations with the regime (of Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky. We will demand the use of weapons capable of stopping and destroying the terrorist regime in Kiev”, launched on Telegram the speaker of the Duma , Vyacheslav Volodin.
Air-raid sirens sound in Kyiv
Hours after Moscow’s accusations of a drone attack on the Kremlin, an air raid alert was raised in Ukraine.
The alert covers much of central and eastern Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv.
For the Ukrainian presidency, Moscow “is afraid” of the counter-offensive and tries “to divert attention”
The Russian accusations “should only be considered as an attempt to prepare a context” that could serve as a pretext “with a view to a major terrorist attack in Ukraine”, affirms Mykhaïlo Podoliak.
For this adviser to Volydymyr Zelensky, Moscow “is extremely afraid of the start of Ukraine’s offensives along the front line and is trying in any way to take the initiative, to divert attention”.
For several months, Ukraine has claimed to want to carry out a major offensive to retake the areas occupied by Russia in the south and east of its territory.
>> All the details of this counter-offensive in this article.
Ukraine claims ‘having nothing to do’ with drone attack on Kremlin
Ukraine “has nothing to do” with the drone attack on the Kremlin, attributed by Moscow to kyiv, defends the Ukrainian presidency.
“Of course, Ukraine has nothing to do with the drone attacks on the Kremlin,” said Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky.
He adds that an attack on the Kremlin “would not change anything on the battlefield” and would “probably provoke Russia to take more drastic measures”, reports The Guardian.
Crimean oil depot hit by drone attack over weekend
Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Russian territory has been repeatedly targeted by drones, some of which crashed in the Moscow region.
Last weekend, an oil depot in Crimea was hit by a drone attack. Moscow accuses kyiv of being behind these attacks, but the Ukrainian authorities do not claim them.
Russia “reserves the right to take retaliatory measures”
In a press release, the Kremlin affirms that “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it deems it necessary”, after the “terrorist” attack denounced by Moscow.
May 9 military parade maintained in Moscow despite attack on Kremlin
Despite the attack on the Kremlin, Russian agencies confirm that the May 9 military parade in Moscow is maintained.
“The parade will take place. There are no changes to the schedule,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Before this attack, the multiplication in recent days of attacks and acts of “sabotage” in Russia already aroused fears that the military celebrations of May 9 would be ruined.
Kremlin says no casualties to report and Vladimir Putin was not at the scene
The Kremlin said it considered it an attempted attack on Vladimir Putin. However, he specifies that no casualties are to be declared and that the Russian president was not injured.
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said to RIA Novosti that Vladimir Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the attack but in his residence near Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo.
“Thanks to the measures taken in time by the army and the special services using radar warfare systems, the drones were put out of harm’s way”, adds the Kremlin.
Moscow City Hall bans drone flights
As a result, Moscow City Hall is banning drone flights, it said in a statement.
The Kremlin accuses kyiv of wanting to assassinate Putin, denounces an attempted “terrorist” act
Hello everyone and welcome to this direct dedicated to the follow-up of the war in Ukraine. Russia has just accused Ukraine of having tried to attack the Kremlin with two drones last night and assures that the two machines were shot down.
The Russian presidency claims that kyiv wanted to assassinate Vladimir Putin and denounces an attempted “terrorist” act.
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