Drones struck the Kremlin, an incident that political expert Mark Galeotti suggests may have influenced Prigozhin's perception of Russian leadership vulnerability.
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Drones hit the Kremlin prior to Prigozhin's May 5 complaints.
Several residential buildings in Moscow were damaged by drone attacks on Tuesday, May 4, although no one was injured.
Russian President Putin accused Ukraine and spoke of an act of terrorism.
Ukraine has denied direct involvement.
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.
Putin's press service stated that Ukraine allegedly tried to strike the Kremlin with drones.
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