The UAE has strongly condemned an alleged drone strike on a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which the Kremlin claims was carried out by Ukraine.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine had launched an overnight strike using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles on Mr Putin's state residence in Russia's Novgorod region.
Mr Lavrov said the wave of drones were intercepted and destroyed by Russian air defence systems.
He said there were no reports of casualties or damage resulting from the incident.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied the claims, which he described as a "complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine".
"It is critical that the world doesn’t stay silent now. We cannot allow Russia to undermine the work on achieving a lasting peace," Mr Zelenskyy wrote on X.
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