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31 Dec 2025, 15:11 GMT+10
Kiev had launched 91 long-range strike drones at the presidential compound in Novgorod Region on the night of December 28-29
Moscow's Defense Ministry has released a map showing the route of the Ukrainian long-range drones that targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence in Novgorod Region early on Monday.
According to Moscow, Kiev launched 91 UAVs at the compound on the night of December 28-29. All of the incoming drones were destroyed before they could reach the residence.
The map released by the Defense Ministry on Wednesday shows the flight path of the UAVs, which were launched from several locations in Ukraine and flew north towards Russia's Novgorod Region through Bryansk, Smolensk and Tver regions.
According to the map, Russian air defenses shot down 49 drones above Bryansk Region, one above Smolensk Region and another 41 above Novgorod Region as they approached Putin's residence.
Later in the day, the Defense Ministry published footage showing the debris of one of the UAVs that had been used in the failed attack.
The ministry said in a statement that it has "presented irrefutable evidence of a terrorist attack planned by the Kiev regime on the Russian President's residence."
The intentions of the Ukrainian government are confirmed by "fragments of drones shot down in Novgorod region, including those with warheads equipped with special striking elements designed to kill people," the statement read.
The local eyewitness accounts of those who observed Russian air defenses at work "refute all attempts by Western and anti-Russian media outlets" to argue that there was "no evidence of a terrorist attack by the Kiev regime," it said.
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Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, who denies the drone raid on Putin's residence took place, is "either unaware of the actual situation or is simply lying as he usually does," the ministry argued.
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