Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on December 29, 2025, that Ukraine launched a drone attack targeting President Vladimir Putin's state residence in Russia's Novgorod region on the night of December 29, with Russian defenses destroying 91 UAVs and reporting no casualties or damage, according to TASS reports over the past hour. Lavrov announced that Russia has determined the targets and timing for a retaliatory strike following the incident and will revise its negotiating position in response to what he described as the Kyiv regime's shift to a policy of state terrorism, while affirming Russia does not intend to withdraw from the negotiation process, per TASS. Ukraine's eRadar air alert channel reported during the reporting window that three Tu-22M3 planes redeployed from Shaykovka airfield to Engels airfield, accompanied by an IL-76MD military transport plane delivering Kh-22 missiles, warning of a potential imminent combat departure by these aircraft. The Novgorod region was referenced in connection to the incident under the 'КУПОЛ РОССИИ' alert system, according to sources shared over the past 59 minutes.
