Intel points to Kiev in Kremlin drone strike – Moscow

Intelligence reports from Russian security services squarely blame Kiev for orchestrating this week’s drone attack on the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin's press secretary, has revealed.

“It was the data we have, the data obtained by our special services,” he told journalists on Thursday.

Peskov did not offer any details about the intelligence, but claimed that Washington shares responsibility for the attack. 

“Such decisions – choice of targets, choice of means, etc. – are dictated to Kiev from Washington,” he stated, warning that the incident could trigger an escalation.

Russia has accused Kiev of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin with two drones directed at his residence in the Kremlin. The Russian leader was not on the premises at the time, Peskov explained.

Ukrainian officials have denied any involvement in the incident. An aide to President Vladimir Zelensky claimed, without offering evidence, that an unidentified Russian guerilla force was behind the incident.

US officials who spoke to Politico reportedly claimed that Washington was not warned about the operation, and did not attribute the attack to Ukraine.

Peskov dismissed the denials as “absolutely laughable.”

The spokesman also described the damage done by the drones, saying copper sheets covering the Kremlin Senate building dome must be replaced, he said.

Moscow has accused the US and its allies of waging a proxy war against Russia, with Ukraine serving as one of the tools.