Kremlin Drone Attack: Drone specialists in the US speculated that the drones that crashed over the Kremlin on Wednesday may have been launched from within Russia given their ability to avoid several defences in and around Moscow. On Wednesday, Russia asserted that Ukraine had used drones to strike the Kremlin in Moscow with the intention of killing President Vladimir Putin. The press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied any involvement in the attack on the Kremlin and stated that they were unaware of the “so-called night attacks on the Kremlin”.
Before it reached the vast crimson stronghold, it erupted into smoke and flames
A video of a flying object nearing the dome of the Senate building in the Kremlin, which looks out over Red Square and the Victory Day parade, was among the first to be posted on the Telegram channel Baza, which has ties to Russian police enforcement. Before it reached the vast crimson stronghold, it erupted into smoke and flames. The origin of the drones built to fly to a location and detonate is being sought after by governments and open source intelligence specialists.
Moscow trying hard to protect Kremlin from drones
Moscow has been very concerned about protecting the Kremlin from drones since at least 2015, when it started using electronic countermeasures to automatically direct them away by “spoofing” GPS locations, according to Dana Goward, president of the nonprofit Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, which advocates for tougher and redundant GPS. The drones used, in Goward’s opinion, were medium-sized and “was most likely not using GPS and was instead either manually operated, indicating a nearby launch, or it was just pointed and put along a route, like a kamikaze.” According to news agency Reuters, “spoofing” happens when a fake GPS signal is sent to substitute a real one, electronically tricking guiding systems on drones or other devices.
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There are a few larger military drones that can travel more than 400 km
Mykhailo Podolyak, Zelenskyy’s top advisor, asserted on Thursday that Russia had “staged” the alleged drone attack. He referenced “simultaneous video from different angles” that appeared to show the aftermath of the purported 2:30 am incident and the delay in Russian official media reporting it. Zelenskyy disputed the claim that the alleged drone attack was carried out by Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin threatened vague punishment for what it described as a “terrorist” attack, while pro-Kremlin individuals demanded the murder of prominent Ukrainian officials. The fact that the drones were able to fly across Moscow undetected surprised Blake Resnick, another drone expert and the founder and CEO of drone manufacturer BRINC. According to drone specialist Dan Gettinger of the Vertical Flight Society, “The one-way attack drone used in this incident looks to have been one of the larger one-way attack drones currently being deployed or developed, and it appears to have been a fixed-wing aircraft.” There are a few larger military drones that can travel more than 400 km that are currently being developed or used internationally. According to Gettinger, a number of countries, including China, India, Taiwan, and Ukraine, produce drones with these dimensions and capabilities.
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