by Oui
Thu Jan 1st, 2026 at 08:05:25 PM EST
How will the Commander-In-Chief react?
🇷🇺 🇺🇸 The decrypted routing data and the controller of the Ukrainian UAV were handed over to US representatives
The materials were extracted from the drone, which was shot down while attempting to attack Putin's residence. The American side will conduct an examination.
Russia Releases Video of a Drone Used by Kyiv to attack Putin's residence in Volgorod
This image shows the wreckage of a drone allegedly used to attack the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin overnight from December 28 to 29 in Russia's Novgorod Region, screenshot from video grab released by the Russian Defense Ministry, December 31, 2025. /VCG
Russia's Ministry of Defense on Wednesday released a flight map and video footage showing the wreckage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used in an attempted attack on the official residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At a regular briefing, the ministry presented footage of the intercepted drones, showing black UAV fragments, wooden structural components and red electrical wiring scattered in the snow at the interception sites.
The ministry also published a detailed flight map tracing the drones' routes. According to the map, the UAVs were launched from Ukraine's Sumy and Chernihiv regions, with some flying over Russia's Bryansk, Smolensk and Tver regions before being destroyed.
U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn't Target Putin in Drone Strike | Murdoch's rag - WSJ |
Disclosure of the findings comes as Trump appeared to play down the Russian claim of an attempted attack
Russia Reveals The 'Who' & 'How' Behind The Drone Attack On Putin's Residence | Ukraine War - Trump |
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region. On Wednesday, Russia's defense ministry released video footage of a downed drone, claiming it had been used in the attack. According to the ministry, the attack was "targeted, carefully planned and carried out in stages."
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Russia hands US evidence confirming Ukraine's 'attack' on Putin residence | Anadolu Agency - 11 min ago |
Defense Ministry presents US with 'technically functional' device, claiming it confirms Putin's residence was target of Ukraine's attack
Russia said on Thursday it handed to the US side evidence that Ukraine's alleged drone attack carried out this week targeted President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region.
The Defense Ministry published on Telegram a video showing a meeting of Igor Kostykov, the chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff, and a representative of the US military attache office in Moscow.
"I am Igor Kostyukov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. I have invited you for an important matter. I would like to inform you that we have found the debris of unmanned aerial vehicles involved in this attack," said the Russian military official opening the meeting.
He showed the US military representative a device, adding that several drones shot down during the attack had their navigation system well-preserved.
"In several of these drones, the navigation systems are well-preserved and technically functional. The decoding of the content of the memory of the navigation controllers of these drones, carried out by specialists of the Russian special services, unequivocally and accurately confirmed that the target of the attack was the complex of buildings of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod region," he said.
Kostykov then handed the device to the US representative, saying: "We want to hand over this controller and the description of this controller made by our specialists to you. We believe that this step will help to remove all questions and contribute to the establishment of the truth."
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Kyiv carried out an attack using 91 drones on Putin's state residence in the Novgorod region on the night of Dec. 29. According to him, all drones were destroyed, and there were no reported casualties or damage from the wreckage.
Ukraine denies launching the attack and accuses Russia of trying to disrupt peace talks.
Commenting on the incident, US President Donald Trump had said it was "not good."
