kyiv says it ‘has nothing to do’ with drone attack on Kremlin last night

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3:07 p.m. : Ukraine claims that it “not related to” with the drone attack on the Kremlin, for which Russia blames it.

2:27 p.m. : Despite the drone attack on the Kremlin that Russia blames on Ukraine, the great military parade on May 9 celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 is maintained in Moscow. “The parade will take place. There is no change in the program”said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

1:58 p.m. : Russia announced, a few minutes before this declaration, to have shot down two drones targeting the Kremlin. Moscow City Hall has issued a statement banning drone flights over the capital.

1:54 p.m. : The Russian power denounces in passing an attempt to act “terrorist” from Ukraine.

1:53 p.m. : The Kremlin has just accused kyiv of wanting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack.

12:59 : Volodymyr Zelensky is on a surprise visit to Helsinki. The Ukrainian president talks with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, whose country has just joined NATO. He will also participate in a meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers.

(CHRISTINE OLSSON / TT NEWS AGENCY / TT NEWS AGENCY VIA AFP)

11:05 a.m. : “During these 58 hours, it will be forbidden to move and be on the streets of the city. Kherson will also be closed on entry and exit”, specifies the head of the local military administration. He justifies “these temporary restrictions” by “the necessity” For “the forces of order to be able to do their job”without giving further details.

11:33 am : Ukrainian authorities announce a curfew in Kherson from Friday, lasting 58 hours.

10:31 a.m. : In recent days, attacks and acts of “sabotage” multiplied in Russia and Crimea. Two trains derailed in two days, a high voltage line was damaged and an oil depot was set on fire.

10:26 : Seven individuals were arrested, and “explosive devices” and detonators were found during the searches. According to the FSB, this Ukrainian network wanted to commit “murders of senior officials” Russians in the annexed Crimean peninsula.

10:25 a.m. : Russian security services say they have dismantled a Ukrainian network “terrorist” in annexed Crimea. “The FSB (…) foiled the activities of the intelligence network of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, which planned to carry out a series of major acts of sabotage and terrorism in Crimea”they say.

07:17 : Volodymyr Zelensky affirms to the washington post having learned in the press, and not from its American allies, of the existence of a leak of confidential documents relating to the war in Ukraine. The Pentagon spokesperson responded “not being able to tell whether this is true or not”while reiterating the support of the United States in Kyiv.

06:58 : Volna is located at the end of the bridge connecting Russia with the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Russia and annexed Crimea have been the target in recent days of a series of attacks, which Kiev does not has not claimed.

09:23 : A fuel depot caught fire last night in the Russian village of Volna, near Crimea. “According to preliminary information, there is no death or injury” and there is no “no threat to residents” of the village, specifies the local governor. “Everything possible is being done so that the fire does not spread any further.”

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