'Ukraine attacked Putin's residence': Russia's big charge; Zelenskyy calls it 'lies'

Russia connected Monday claimed that Ukraine fired drones astatine Vladimir Putin's residence betwixt Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Reuters reported citing overseas curate Sergey Lavrov.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismissed the accusation arsenic "lies", saying Moscow was laying the groundwork for attacks connected authorities buildings successful Kyiv."Such reckless actions volition not spell unanswered," Lavrov said, adding that the enactment amounted to "state terrorism."As per the report, Lavrov said that Ukraine targeted the Russian president’s authorities residence successful the Novgorod portion connected December 28–29, with 91 long-range drones, each of which were intercepted and destroyed by Russian aerial defences.This comes aft Putin claimed that Russia was making advancement successful its plans "liberating the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions"."The extremity of liberating the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions is being carried retired successful stages, successful accordance with the program of the peculiar subject cognition ... The troops are confidently advancing," AFP quoted Putin saying.Zelenskyy said that Russia’s attacks connected Ukraine and Putin’s messaging to the home assemblage contradicted the “peaceful rhetoric” helium has utilized successful conversations with US person Donald Trump.

"On the 1 hand, helium tells the president of the United States that helium wants to extremity the warfare and that this is his desire," Zelenskyy said."And connected the different hand, helium openly communicates successful the media each his messages astir being acceptable and wanting to proceed the warfare -- helium strikes america with missiles, openly talks astir it, celebrates the demolition of civilian infrastructure, gives instructions to his generals astir wherever to beforehand and what to seize, and truthful on," helium added.