{"id":65791,"date":"2025-12-29T18:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/russian-diplomat-claims-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-residence"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:19:03","slug":"russian-diplomat-claims-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/russian-diplomat-claims-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-residence","title":{"rendered":"Russian Diplomat Claims Ukrainian Drone Strike on Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>Russia\u2019s foreign minister on Monday claimed that Ukraine carried out an overnight drone attack on the presidential residence in Novgorod, in the country\u2019s northwest.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists, Sergey Lavrov claimed Ukraine launched the attack using 91 long-range strike drones and that all of them were shot down by air defenses, without reports of casualties or damage.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the alleged attack, Lavrov said that Russia will revise its negotiating position amid ongoing talks for peace in Ukraine, but added: \u201cWe do not intend to withdraw from the negotiating process with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned that such &#8220;reckless actions will not go unanswered&#8221; and that Russian has prepared retaliatory strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied Lavrov&#8217;s claims in a statement on US social media company X, arguing the accusations seek to &#8220;undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with (US) President (Donald) Trump&#8217;s team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He claimed Moscow&#8217;s claims seek to &#8220;justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia\u2019s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Russia\u2019s foreign minister on Monday claimed that Ukraine carried out an overnight drone attack on the presidential residence in Novgorod, in the country\u2019s northwest. 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