Russia-Ukraine War Live: Moscow accuses Ukraine of using drones in Putin assassination attempt | Ukraine

Here is an interesting report. Russia claimed Ukraine tried to kill him with a drone Vladimir Putin One night.

in the video circulated on social media A small cloud of smoke rises above Moscow’s Kremlin in the early hours of Wednesday.

The Kremlin said it believed the attack was a “planned act of terrorism,” Russian state news agency RIA reported.

Two drones were used in the attack, but were neutralized by Russian defense, it said.

Putin was not injured and the Kremlin building was not seriously damaged, the Kremlin said.

“The Kremlin assessed these actions as a planned act of terrorism and an attempted assassination on the president during the May 9 parade on the eve of Victory Day,” the RIA said.

Putin had not changed his schedule and was working as usual in the Moscow suburb of Novo-Ogaryovo.

“The Russian side reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” he said.

of EU announced plans to boost defense industry and accelerate ammunition supply Ukraine.

March, EU Foreign Minister Agreed to supply Ukraine with artillery shells worth 2 billion euros Replenish rapidly declining stocks and strengthen defenses against Russia. Part of that plan relies on revitalizing the European defense industry, which is not yet in “war industry mode.” Thierry Bretontold reporters on Wednesday.

Europe had “substantial and diversified defense production capacity” by companies in 11 EU member states capable of producing artillery shells, but lacked “today’s scale to meet the security needs of Ukraine and its member states.” he said.

Mr Breton added that he is confident the EU’s defense industry could expand.

“I am confident that within 12 months we will be able to increase our ammunition production capacity for Ukraine to 1 million rounds per year,” he said.

The European Commission has committed 500 million euros from the EU budget to subsidies to companies. Public funds allow factories that make artillery shells and missiles to expand or modernize their production capacity and train their workers. Breton said the actual figure could be €1 billion, as member states could rival EU funding.

The French commissioner also wants a swift agreement on regulations that would allow Brussels authorities to direct arms manufacturers to prioritize defense-critical orders.

The package of measures is entitled, in the EU’s unusually snappy acronym, the Ammunition Production Support Act (ASAP).

However, the Ukrainian government has complained that the EU has been slow to deliver on important ammunition promises. A pledge to procure €1 billion worth of ammunition for Ukraine through joint procurement has remained stalled among her EU member states in debates over technical details.

curfew announced Kherson For “law enforcement” reasons this weekend.

Oleksandr ProkudinChief of the Regional Military Administration of Kherson, said in a telegram It will go into effect at 8:00 p.m. Friday and will run until 6:00 a.m. Monday.

He said, “It is forbidden to move through the city streets during these 58 hours. The city will also be closed for entry and exit.”

Prokudin urged residents to stock up on food and water.

He added: “Such temporary restrictions are necessary to ensure law enforcement officers can perform their duties and not put you in danger.”

Strict curfews were being regularly enforced in cities around the world Ukraine Some remain overnight in limited form from the early days of the war.

Agence France-Presse said the curfew had previously been used to move troops and weapons. The city was only recaptured in November during a sweeping Ukrainian counteroffensive.

• Authorities in the Ukrainian capital said Wednesday that Russia had launched its third nightly attack on Kiev in six days. The Ukrainian Air Force Command said Russia destroyed 21 of the 26 Iranian-made Shahed drones it launched, but Kiev officials said air defense systems eliminated the drones sent over the city. said he did.

• At least three people have been killed and five injured in a Russian strike against a supermarket in Kherson.

• A fuel storage facility near an important bridge in southwestern Russia Krasnodar The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, the regional governor said, though there were no initial reports of casualties. Volna It was caused by a “drone fall”. Fire smoke is visible across the Kerch Strait in occupied Crimea.

• Ukrainee president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said:The White House did not advise him on leaking highly classified US intelligence documents Last month, it received widespread attention around the world. “We had no prior information from the White House or the Pentagon,” Zelensky reportedly said in an interview with The Washington Post published Tuesday. “It’s a disadvantage for us,” he added. “It’s not beneficial to the reputation of the White House, and I believe it’s not beneficial to the reputation of the United States.”

• Finnish media reports: Zelensky arrived at HelsinkiThe Ukrainian president plans to hold a joint press conference with the president Sauri Niinist We also plan to meet with other leaders in the region.

• male in his 20s from mikolaif has been detained on suspicion of assisting Russian forces by informing them about Ukrainian Defense Forces bases in the region.

• Russian security services say they thwarted a Russian-imposed plan to attack the Crimean government’s leadership. Tass reports that the FSB has appointed Roman Mashovets, deputy head of the president’s office. Ukraine, as one of the plot’s architects, without providing any evidence. The FSB said it had detained six of her Russian and Ukrainian citizens, as well as one Ukrainian and Bulgarian citizen involved in transporting explosives and explosive device parts.