Russian President Vladimir Putin survives assassination attempt by Ukrainian drone in Kremlin.
Russia accused Ukraine Wednesday of launching a drone attack on the Kremlin aimed at assassinating the country’s strongman leader Vladimir Putin, according to reports.
Video of the alleged incident shows a bright explosion over the massive complex — which houses Putin’s residence — but Russian officials said there were no casualties and Putin was not there at the time, the New York Times reported.
The oldest documented instance of an assassination attempt on Putin is from 2002 when his car was targeted. The Russian President survived after intelligence authorities received a tip-off about the attempt. Reports say that the assassins who were dressed as repairmen placed explosives on the road through which Putin was supposed to pass. In the same year, there was a second attempt to eliminate Putin. According to reports, an Iraqi national who is believed to have links with Chechen rebel forces and militants in Afghanistan was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for his plot.
In a statement, the Kremlin said it “regards these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the president” and that the country reserved the right to retaliate. The alleged attack comes days before the Victory Day parade on Red Square, an annual demonstration of military power in Russia marking the Soviet Union’s victory of Nazi Germany in World War II.
In September 2022, there were multiple reports of an assassination attempt on Putin’s car with him inside it. UK-based media outlet The Mirror reported that a “loud bang” was heard from the left front wheel of Putin’s vehicle and a thick smoke followed. While the time of the incident was not disclosed, it was suggested that it happened when Putin was on his way to his residence in the third armoured car among five in his motorcade.
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