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Russia: US masterminded drone attack

(UPDATE) MOSCOW: Moscow on Thursday (Friday in Manila) accused the US of masterminding a drone attack on the Kremlin, a charge denied by Washington, and said Ukrainian sabotage on Russian territory had reached 'unprecedented momentum.'

STRONG DENIAL In this file photo taken on April 10, 2023, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The White House, on Thursday, May 4, 2023, denied any involvement in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, after Russian spokesman Dmitri Peskov accused Washington of guiding Ukraine to launch such a brazen assault. AFP PHOTO