Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on his residence in the Kremlin in Moscow.

Two drones were brought down by Russian air defences, according to Kremlin officials who said Mr Putin was not there at the time.

Ukraine has denied this, claiming that Russia staged the attack.

 

Details in the drone incident the Kremlin says aimed to assassinate Putin 'don't quite add up.'

Mia Jankowicz, Sophia Ankel, and Ryan Pickrell 

May 4, 2023, 7:30 AM ACST

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on April 6, 2023.  Getty Images

• Russia claimed Wednesday that Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with a drone attack at the Kremlin.
• Experts say there are some things that "don't quite add up."
• They came up with three theories on what might have happened based on what little is known.

 

 

Details on Drone Incident at Kremlin Do Not Add up, Experts Say (businessinsider.com)

Doesn’t pass the smell test in my humble opinion the Ukrainian nation has absolutely humiliated the Russian military on the battlefield I would expect a much much stronger attempt than a toy store drone bumping a flag pole Putin’s up to something false flag distraction operation 

Putin invades a country with millions of people and then he seems to be surprised if (possibly) some of those people want to retaliate.

Strange. 

How could you kill Putin with such a small device detonating outside the building?

A cruise missile is the tool of choice.

It's known that Putin doesn't stay at the Kremlin too often. Just for official visits/events.

He has multiple offices with same layout/design. So if he appears on videos you can not easy guess where he is.

The Ukrainian front line is about 500(?) km from the Kremlin.

A drone started from there almost hitting the flagpole?

More likely started from inside Russia by domestic foes or collaborators.
Or simply staged to give justification for more rockets on Ukrainian cities (as seemed to have happened already?).

 

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

How could you kill Putin with such a small device detonating outside the building?

A cruise missile is the tool of choice.

It's known that Putin doesn't stay at the Kremlin too often. Just for official visits/events.

He has multiple offices with same layout/design. So if he appears on videos you can not easy guess where he is.

The Ukrainian front line is about 500(?) km from the Kremlin.

A drone started from there almost hitting the flagpole?

More likely started from inside Russia by domestic foes or collaborators.
Or simply staged to give justification for more rockets on Ukrainian cities (as seemed to have happened already?).

 

I just read another article that is seems Ukraine has drones with fixes wings which can fly up to 700km. So in theory it seems to be possible.

Does it make sense as an attempt to kill Putin? Not much.

But then, maybe it should just be a reminder for Putin and Russians that when you start a war with another country, then don't be surprised if they fight back - and not only on their own territory. 

If someone kills Putin would the war really be over?

5 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

If someone kills Putin would the war really be over?

Don't know but I hope we'll find out. Hopefully he entertains a certain foreign guest when it happens. 

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on his residence in the Kremlin in Moscow.

I hope they do .... 

Now the Russians are trying to say the USA is involved obviously this is a false flag operation believe me if we went after mr Putin or the Ukrainian government did it would be with more than a toy store drone for crying out loud the Russians even suck at trying to create false flag stories lol