Putin residence drone attack dismissed as ‘implausible’ as Ukraine accusations mount

Escalating claims by Russia that Ukraine tried to deed a residence utilized by President Vladimir Putin with drones person been dismissed by a apical subject drone expert, who called the alleged onslaught "hard to fathom" and tactically implausible.

Cameron Chell's comments came arsenic Moscow doubled down connected accusations Kyiv has flatly denied, with the drone manufacture person arguing the alleged onslaught announced Monday runs antagonistic to Ukraine’s drone tactics.

Chell, the CEO and co-founder of Draganfly, a drone shaper that supplies to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries, including Ukraine, said Russia's claims deficiency credibility.

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A Ukrainian worker launches a reconnaissance drone successful Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.  (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

"What truly makes things usually precise signature astir Ukraine is that they’re ever incredibly clever astir however they usage drones," Chell told Fox News Digital.

"They are clever from a outgo position — let’s telephone it an ratio position — but besides precise clever successful their tactics," helium added.

"I find it hard to fathom that this drone onslaught adjacent happened connected Putin’s residence oregon that it was thing that Ukraine orchestrated for a fig of reasons," Chell said.

"To get implicit the apical of Putin’s residence, for one, the drones would not person been launched from a precise agelong region away," helium added.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a furniture meeting, June 4, extracurricular Moscow. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Chell’s comments came arsenic Russia doubled down Tuesday connected accusations that Ukraine attempted to onslaught a statesmanlike palace successful the Novgorod portion utilizing drones, allegedly to disrupt bid efforts.

Kyiv dismissed the allegation, with the timing besides raising questions fixed the upbeat code of a caller gathering betwixt President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy successful Florida.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed precocious Monday that 91 drones were intercepted en way to Putin’s residence connected the shores of Lake Valdai.

His connection appeared to contradict earlier Defense Ministry tallies, which said 89 drones were changeable down implicit 8 regions, including 18 implicit Novgorod, aboriginal adding different 23.

Only aft Lavrov spoke did the ministry allege that 49 drones intercepted implicit Bryansk, astir 300 miles away, were besides targeting Valdai.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed precocious Monday that 91 drones were intercepted en way to Putin’s residence. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service telegram transmission via AP)

Asked astir wreckage, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it was "a substance for our military," portion calling Zelenskyy’s denial and Western skepticism "completely insane."

Peskov said Russia’s diplomatic stance would beryllium toughened, and Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin vowed determination could beryllium "no forgiveness" for Zelenskyy.

Chell said the communicative simply does not adhd up. "To onslaught Putin’s residence, you request long-range, precise fast-moving drones," helium said.

He added that for drones that tiny to scope specified a site, they would person had to beryllium launched from a overmuch person location, apt wrong Russia itself.

"They would person to beryllium wrong astir 10 kilometers [6.2 miles] — oregon maybe, astatine most, 30 kilometers — of Putin’s residence," Chell said.

"That installation wherever Putin lives would besides beryllium incredibly secure, and truthful to person a fig of lower-cost, slower-moving drones coming successful connected that installation would beryllium precise un-Ukrainian," Chell said.

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Satellite representation provided by Maxar Technologies shows harm from a Ukrainian drone onslaught astatine the Belaya Air Base, June 4, successful the Irkutsk portion of eastbound Siberia, Russia. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

"Ukraine besides doesn’t denote erstwhile they’re going to amusement up," helium added.

Chell besides noted that nighttime operations would regularisation retired GPS- oregon AI-based navigation owed to jamming and visibility limits, making the motorboat of dozens of drones adjacent little plausible.

"Apparently the happening was astatine night, truthful that’s precise hard for instrumentality imaginativeness oregon AI mapping software," helium said. "So, you know, it decidedly wasn’t utilizing GPS, due to the fact that it would person been jammed. There are conscionable a clump of things that don’t adhd up."

Politically, Chell argued, Ukraine has thing to gain. "They’re bold, but close successful the mediate of bid talks — erstwhile they request Trump connected broadside — it makes nary sense," helium said. "Ukraine is conscionable politically excessively astute to person done that."

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Zelenskyy connected Monday besides called the assertion a implicit fabrication, accusing Moscow of laying the groundwork for further attacks. 

Lavrov warned of retaliation but said Russia would proceed talks with Washington.

Trump besides said helium learned of the alleged onslaught straight from Putin and was "very aggravated astir it." Asked whether determination was evidence, Trump replied, "We’ll find out."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Kremlin for comment.