Russia claims Ukraine fired drones at Putin residence; Zelensky denies accusations

Russia on Monday accused Kyiv of firing drones at Vladimir Putin's residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, announcing it would "revise" its negotiating position on ending the Ukraine war after the "terrorist attack".

In a statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine fired 91 drones at Putin's "official residence" in the Novgorod region Sunday night into Monday, adding that all of them were destroyed by air defences.

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Lavrov announced Russia had chosen targets in Ukraine for "retaliation strikes" and that Moscow's "negotiating position will be revised".

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the Russian accusations as "another round of lies".

He told reporters by WhatsApp that with such statements, Russia was trying to undermine progress reached in Ukraine-US peace talks and that Moscow was preparing ground to strike Ukrainian governmental buildings in Kyiv.

Zelenskiy urged US President Donald Trump to react accordingly to Russian threats.