Ukraine attacked Putin’s official residence with drone? Russia’s big claim, Zelensky said – the story of the attack is completely fabricated

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 30, 2025

Drone attack on Putin residence: The situation has once again become tense due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made a big claim saying that Ukraine has Vladimir Putin Drone attack targeting the official residence of The alleged attack was carried out on Putin’s official residence located in the Novgorod region between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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According to Lavrov, Russia’s air defense system intercepted and shot down a total of 91 drones. He said that there was no damage or loss of life or property in this attack, but after this Russia will review its stance on peace talks. Lavrov indicated that Russia has also set new targets for retaliatory action against Ukraine.

Zelensky rejected the claim, said – another lie of Russia

However, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Has rejected this claim outright. Terming it as ‘another lie of Russia’, he said that the purpose of such allegations is to justify new attacks on Kiev and other cities of Ukraine.

The story of drone attack on Putin’s residence is a complete fabrication: Zelensky

Zelensky wrote on social media platform X that Russia is trying to weaken the ongoing diplomatic efforts with America and President Donald Trump’s team by making such dangerous statements. He said that the story of the drone attack on Putin’s residence is completely fabricated and it is being used to avoid taking necessary steps towards ending the war. Zelensky warned that Russia could launch a major attack on Ukraine’s capital Kiev at any time, as indications of retaliation had already been given.

Russia is at it again, using dangerous statements to undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump’s team. We keep working together to bring peace closer. This alleged “residence strike” story is a complete fabrication intended to justify…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 29, 2025

Trump talks with Putin

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump revealed that he had a ‘positive’ conversation with Putin. The conversation took place a day after Trump met Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. According to reports, Putin told Trump that Russia would reconsider its stance in peace talks after the alleged drone attack.

Kremlin and White House confirmed

Kremlin’s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said that Trump and his senior advisors gave Putin complete information about the talks related to Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt also confirmed that Trump and Putin had positive talks on the Ukraine issue.

After meeting Zelensky, Trump claimed that the ongoing peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war have come closer than ever. However, after the latest allegations and counter-allegations, the situation seems to be worsening once again.