Moscow is claiming that Ukraine took a shot at Putin with two drones yesterday:
The light, easily obtainable commercial drones apparently used in the attack typically have limited flight ranges, suggesting that someone in Moscow or close to it had launched the craft, according to another senior European defense official. The explosive charge on the drone appeared to be small, the defense official added, and probably could not have caused much destruction. [WaPo]
The fascinating part? The article never considers the possibility that this might be an assassination attempt by Russians.
The cited drones are, as noted, short-range, and while that can be fixed or worked around, a simpler explanation is that one of Putin’s unwilling allies may be losing patience with Putin.
Sure, this not likely – but it’s not impossible.
