US Officials Say the Ukraine Behind Kremlin Drone Attack


When the US says the Ukraine did it, it makes me think the US did it themselves.

New York Post:

A drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month was most likely orchestrated by Ukraine, which has conducted a series of attacks on Russian targets, US officials said.

Russia has claimed Ukrainian forces attempted to kill President Vladimir Putin in the failed attack on May 3.

Two drones were used in the “assassination attempt” at the president’s residence within the Kremlin compound, but were disabled by Russian defense systems, Russia said.

One drone caused a fire and the second drone exploded.

They cause little damage and no one was injured.

U.S. intelligence agencies don’t know which unit carried out the attack, and it was unclear if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine or his top officials were aware of the operation, The New York Times reported.

The attack has given the U.S. a pause for concern. The Biden administration has supplied Ukrainian forces with billions of dollars in military aid but has become concerned that Russia could blame the U.S. and retaliate by expanding its war beyond Ukraine’s borders.

The U.S. intercepted Ukrainian communications in which officials said they believed their country was responsible for the operation without supervision from top officials, including Zelenskyy or his top deputies.

The operation was most likely carried out by one of Ukraine’s special military or intelligence units, U.S. officials believe, the Times reported.

This is the sort of thing that would normally be beyond the pale.

However, we are now functioning under totally new rules of engagement.

These rules are not written down, but the basic concept is: “we can do anything we want but everything the enemy does is pure evil.”