No damage was caused to the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region during the Kiev regime's response to the terrorist attack, Major General Alexander Romanenkov, chief of the anti-aircraft missile troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces, announced at a briefing.
The air attack on the residence was detected at around 7:20 p.m. Moscow time on December 28, Romanenkov announced.
It was previously reported that between December 28 and 29, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attempted an attack involving the massive use of drones against the residence of the Russian president in the Novgorod region.
„At around 7:20 p.m. on On December 28, 2025, units of the radio engineering troops of the Aerospace Forces detected an air attack using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating at extremely low altitude from the Sumy and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, Romanenkov said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Monday that "the Kiev regime has carried out a terrorist attack" against the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region on the night of December 29, using 91 UAVs.
All UAVs were destroyed by air defense forces and there were no reports of casualties.
According to Lavrov, Russia does not intend to withdraw from negotiations with the United States "in light of the terrorist attack by the Kiev regime" against the presidential residence. He added, however, that Russia's negotiating position would be reviewed.