Ukraine tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin with a kamikaze drone.
Ukraine tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin
Secret service agents launched the UJ-22 drone, laden with 17 kilograms of explosives, from Ukraine with the aim of reaching a newly-built industrial estate that Putin was due to visit on Sunday (23.04.23), according to claims made by the German newspaper Bild.
However, the deadly drone crashed merely miles away from the Rudnevo industrial park as it failed its mission to assassinate the Russian despot.
Bild cited a tweet from Ukrainian activist Yuriy Romanenko, who claims to have close ties to Kyiv's intelligence services.
Romanenko alleged the Ukrainian secret service agents received 'information' about Putin's trip to the industrial site and decided to launch the deadly drone to kill the Russian president.
In a tweet, Romanenko said: "Putin we are getting closer. Everyone saw the news about the drone that flew to Moscow, but did not explode. So, this drone flew for a reason.
"Last week, our intelligence officers received information about Putin's trip to the industrial park in Rudnevo. Accordingly, our kamikaze drone took off, which flew through all the air defenses of the Russian Federation and crashed not far from the industrial park."
Kyiv has yet to officially comment on Bild's reports.
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