Did Ukrainian devices hit the roof of the Senate in Moscow? The hypothesis of a Russian arena is mentioned

High security building

The picture is unusual because the Kremlin is the best-preserved building in the country. It houses several museums, the Senate, the Presidential Palace and the headquarters of the FSO, the men responsible for the protection of high-ranking figures. For the past few days, earlier than other years, nearby Red Square has been closed to the public ahead of several rehearsals ahead of the May 9 military parade. Officials have announced that this year’s parade will be held without an aircraft.

On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin, who rarely visits the Kremlin, was absent. He recently had a ground-to-air defense system by the military at his residence in Novo-Ogarivo, a suburb of the capital. The press service of the Kremlin did not hesitate to talk about an “attempted terrorist act” and accused Ukraine of wanting to assassinate Vladimir Putin, in the appearance of an official notification of this violation of the security services.

A rain of drones

Indeed, Ukraine, as always, denied it was behind the attack on Wednesday, sending numerous drones toward the capital for months. The destination of these drones, which are often seen in forests hundreds of kilometers from the capital or in the fields around Kaluga, is unknown. Was it an attempt to target military infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital or a symbolic strike at the heart of Russian power? If this happens, the coup will be successful, just days before a counter-attack feared by Moscow. Especially since Wednesday morning, Kiev has also successfully targeted an oil depot located a few kilometers from the Crimean bridge. On Saturday, another depot located in Crimea near Sevastopol was attacked. Last November, Ukraine damaged the Crimean Bridge, another symbol of Vladimir Putin’s rule.

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Staging?

But there are many questions about Moscow’s drones. The theory of a staging by the security services should not be dismissed. The “provocative” technique organized by the FSB has been demonstrated in Russia. According to several well-known Russian media outlets in exile, the Kremlin may have sent instructions to state television to “help” cover up the possible defeat of the army in Donbass. A Ukrainian counter-offensive is feared, the enemy must be shown to be difficult to defeat because it is “backed by NATO”.

At the same time, the Russian president is suspected of wanting to mobilize his people through terror. There have been vague threats of attacks on the capital for months. Authorities made good on these threats last week by canceling numerous military parades on May 9, as well as a large public march that usually brings together hundreds of thousands of Russians on the streets of the capital. These drone strikes, models that can only be launched from close proximity to the Kremlin, make the thesis of a staging or action by Ukrainian partisans from Russian territory more plausible.

Either way, these images give a new blow to the image of the Russian military and its air defense system. As Ukrainian rockets and missiles fell into Russian territory, in the Belgorod region, it appears that the military was unable to intercept them in time.