Russia Says It Will Give US Proof of Alleged Ukrainian Drone Attack on Putin Residence

FILE PHOTO: A Russian service member stands next to the remains of a drone, which, according to the Russian Defence Ministry, was downed during the repelling of an alleged Ukrainian attack on the Russian presidential residence in the Novgorod Region, in an unknown location in Russia, in this still image from a video released December 31, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoRussia said on Jan. 1 it would hand over what it described as technical proof to the United States showing that a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s official residences, as fighting between the two sides continued into the New Year despite signs of movement in U.S.-led peace efforts.Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had extracted and decoded navigation data from a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shot down during what Moscow claims was a large-scale attack involving 91 long-range drones aimed at a presidential residence in Russia’s Novgorod region, south of St. Petersburg.