Russia says it will give U.S. proof of attempted Ukrainian strike 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 Photo

MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia said ‌on Thursday it had extracted and decoded a file from ‌a Ukrainian drone downed earlier this week that it said shows ‌it had been targeting a Russian presidential residence and that it would hand over the relevant information to the United States.

Moscow accused Kyiv on Monday of trying to strike a residence ‍of President Vladimir Putin in Russia's northern Novgorod ‍region with 91 long-range attack ‌drones. It said Russia would review its negotiating position in ongoing talks with ‍the ​U.S. on ending the Ukraine war.