on the kremlin, which russia has called an attempt to assassinate president putin. this video, which has been circulated on social media, and the bbc has now verified shows the moment the drones hit the building. ukraine claims russia is using this accusation as a cover to launch an attack. president volodymyr zelenskiy has been speaking at a news conference in finland. we don t attack putin or moscow, we fight on our territory, we are defending our villages and cities. we don t have enough weapons for this. . . , ~ ., ., , this. that was ukrainian president volod m r this. that was ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky this. that was ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky responding . this. that was ukrainian president| volodymyr zelensky responding to accusations by moscow that that drone strike was launched by ukraine. our russia editor, steven rosenberg, is in moscow and has sent this report. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over
In russian occupied crimea. days later, bombs detonated and derailed two freight trains in a part of russia near the ukrainian border. citing security concerns, several russian regions have already cancelled military parades planned for may the 9th, victory day, when russians mark the defeat of nazi germany. for now, the kremlin continues to insist that the big red square parade in moscow will go ahead, despite last night s explosions. in the run up to the parade, red square has been closed to the public since the end of april. that is unusual, and it reflects the sense of uneasiness right now in russia. last year, the kremlin launched a full scale invasion of ukraine. it feels increasingly as if the war now is much closer to home. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.
But the kremlin says that overnight, two drones targeted the residence of the president. moscow blames ukraine, but says that no one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the presenter announces breaking news. there s been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. in daylight, down at the kremlin, we couldn t see any obvious signs of the explosions. lots of questions remain unanswered about what happened here last night. who launched the drones, and with what aim? ukraine has denied involvement. if this was, as the kremlin claims, a ukrainian drone attack, an attempt to kill the president in the very heart of moscow, that is hugely embarrassing for the authorities here. after all, where was the security? this is supposed to be one of the most heavily guarded seats of power in the world. last weekend, russia accused ukraine of launching a drone strike on a fuel depot
Has expressed scepticism because | why didn t they prevent it? the us i has expressed scepticism because of the russian air defence systems and the russian air defence systems and the fact that there are so many protecting the kremlin. the kremlin is one of the protecting the kremlin. the kremlin is one of the most protecting the kremlin. the kremlin is one of the most protected - protecting the kremlin. the kremlin is one of the most protected places| is one of the most protected places in the world. as you could see the the drone is very slow so, the drone would have had to fit that 250 kilometres speed so that is something you can easily shoot, and it wasn t very high, if it entered moscow and was going throughout the whole city, obviously they would damage it before it reached the kremlin. now they say that they damaged it but it doesn t look like it was damaged so, the central kremlin, right? it was damaged so, the central kremlin, right? although it was several decades
In kremlin as tightly guarded this area is. i was in kremlin as a tightly guarded this area is. i was in kremlin as a child tightly guarded this area is. i was in kremlin as a child and - tightly guarded this area is. i was in kremlin as a child and an - tightly guarded this area is. i in kremlin as a child and an early teenagerjust on a trip so, but the kremlin, of course, always since soviet times was the most protected place in russia, in the soviet union. and the security regime there isjust union. and the security regime there is just absolutely strict and abnormally tough. so, to imagine that somebody can look at the kremlin as a potential target is completely impossible. there are all imaginable surveillance methods and protection methods there. so, this is a very strange story. and the immediate russian explanation, it just doesn t work, to be honest. the ukrainian former defence minister speaking to me a short time earlier. vitaliy shevchenko is our russia editor at b