💥 Attack

A Ukrainian drone reportedly struck the Kremlin in Moscow, causing an explosion and fire on the roof while individuals were observed on the dome at the time of impact.

May 3, 2023 Moscow, Ukraine

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrinform Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Kremlin (location) Vladimir Putin (person) Kremlin Senate (location) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Volodymyr Putin (person) Kremlin Senate Palace (location) Moscow (location) Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

A Ukrainian drone reportedly struck the Kremlin in Moscow, causing an explosion and fire on the roof while individuals were observed on the dome at the time of impact.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow on May 3, 2023, when a drone struck the Kremlin without causing much damage.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine attempted to strike the Kremlin residence with unmanned aerial vehicles as a planned terrorist act and attempt on Putin's life

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

An operation in May 2023 that briefly set fire to part of the Kremlin's roof

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.214Z

Source story: day-434a-2023-05-08