Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin by drone - Kremlin


FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel in Moscow, and threatened to retaliate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv had nothing to do with the reported overnight incident.

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