#President Vladimir Putin

#President Vladimir Putin

A view of the Red Square closed for Victory Parade preparation, with the Spasskaya Tower in the center, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023.Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight.The Kremlin on Wednesday decried the alleged attack attempt as a "terrorist act" and said Russian military and security forces disabled the drones before they could strike.

Russian authorities accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in an overnight drone attack - a blatant "terrorist" act they said warrants retaliation.The Kremlin's press service said on Wednesday that Russian military and security forces downed two drones before they could strike Putin's residence, tucked inside the Kremlin in the heart of Moscow.

German media was awash with reports on Wednesday about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Berlin and to Aachen next week.It began with a story in Wednesday's print edition of the Berliner Zeitung (BZ) citing unnamed Berlin police sources as confirming the visit.Most other major national publications soon followed, either using BZ's information or often obtaining more of their own.

Strikes take place as local authorities announce a 58-hour curfew in the city starting on Friday.Ukrainian officials say a Russian attack on the southern Kherson region has killed at least 16 people, as local authorities announced the introduction of a curfew in the main eponymous city.On the morning of May 3, Russian troops began the massive shelling of the city of Kherson and the region's settlements, the Kherson region prosecutor's office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Wednesday.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian authorities accused Ukraine of trying to carry out drone strikes on the Kremlin overnight to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for nuclear fuel loading at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Turkey, on April 27.(Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters)RIGA, Latvia - Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of staging a drone attack intended to hit the Kremlin residence and kill President Vladimir Putin, an electric allegation that could create justification for Russia to escalate its war in Ukraine.