Admiral Igor Kostyukov, Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces, handed over data and a controller from a Ukrainian one-way drone allegedly used in an attack on President Vladimir Putin's state residence in Novgorod Oblast to U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Richter Tipton, military attaché at the American Embassy in Moscow, in a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense over the past hour. The video, shared earlier today during the reporting window from 7:15 AM to 8:15 AM UTC on January 2, 2026, shows Kostyukov transferring the items to Tipton, according to a post by Sent Defender on X citing the Russian Defense Ministry. No additional details on the handover's purpose or the alleged drone attack were provided in the video or related statements within this period.
