Ukraine attempted to assassinate Russia’s Putin via drone – report – By The Jerusalem Post Staff (Jerusalem Post) / April 27, 2023
The attack was supposed to be carried out during a visit by Putin outside of the Russian capital, but the drone crashed before reaching him.
The Ukrainian Secret Service attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone, but the attack failed when the drone crashed before reaching him, German newspaper Bild reported on Thursday.
The report cites a recent tweet by the Chief Editor of the Ukrainian website Khvilya, Yuriy Romanenko, who reportedly has ties to Ukrainian intelligence sources.
According to Romanenko, Ukraine used a drone of the UJ-22 type, which has a range of up to 800 km and was equipped with 17 kg of explosives. The drone managed to fly over the border and pass by Russia’s air defense systems.
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