💥 Attack

Drones struck the Kremlin, an incident that political expert Mark Galeotti suggests may have influenced Prigozhin's perception of Russian leadership vulnerability.

Moscow, Moscow Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Drones hit the Kremlin prior to Prigozhin's May 5 complaints.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Several residential buildings in Moscow were damaged by drone attacks on Tuesday, May 4, although no one was injured.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian President Putin accused Ukraine and spoke of an act of terrorism.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine has denied direct involvement.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

16 minutes passed between the strikes of two UAVs on the Kremlin, with the first exploding over the Senate Palace and debris from the second falling on Kremlin territory.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Putin's press service stated that Ukraine allegedly tried to strike the Kremlin with drones.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:27:04.579Z

Source story: the-end-of-the-line-for-wagner-russia-security-expert-on-the-desperate-rage-of-mercenary-boss-prigozhin