CIA: Ukraine Didn't Target Putin's Residence in Drone Attack

Pro-Russia narrative

It was entirely predictable that U.S. intelligence would claim the drone attack never happened, given the U.S.'s deep operational entanglement in Ukraine's war effort. Zelenskyy’s denial of an attack on Putin's residence reads as damage control, with signs he may not have been informed and that war-profiting actors drove the operation. Ukraine launched 91 drones in what amounts to an assassination attempt, then denied responsibility to keep European backing intact. Kyiv continues to escalate, rejecting compromise and obstructing any serious path toward negotiations.