Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky was not targeting Putin residence in drone attack, CIA tells Trump

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has told US president Donald Trump that Ukraine did not attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin, contradicting Russian claims that Ukrainian drones targeted one of the Russian president’s residences.

US intelligence assessed the allegation as false, indicating Putin misrepresented the incident.

Earlier, Russia released videos of alleged drone wreckage and claimed it had decoded files proving the attack, but Ukraine called the footage “laughable” and accused Moscow of staging the incident to derail the peace talks.

Meanwhile, the two countries exchanged drone strikes on each other’s energy grids as the New Year began, according to local officials.

On New Year’s Eve, Russia claimed Ukrainian drones struck a cafe and hotel in the occupied village of Khorly, Kherson region, killing 24 and injuring at least 50, with one drone reportedly carrying an incendiary mixture.

Ukraine denied targeting civilians, saying its strikes hit only Russian military and energy sites.

The incident occurred amid ongoing peace talks, which Kyiv says Russia is trying to sabotage, including false claims of a drone attack on Putin’s residence.

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