Kremlin attack 'yet another justification of killings in Ukraine'

Kyiv, Ukraine – What happened over the vermilion walls of the Kremlin early on Wednesday could have been a dream come true for many Ukrainians, who have been suffering at the hands of invading Russian troops for more than a year. What could showcase Ukraine's resilience better than a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence in the medieval fortress-turned government seat of power, a centuries-old symbol of Russia's imperial power that stretched from the Baltic to the Pacific? But analysts told Al Jazeera that the details of the attack, which Russia blamed on Washington and Kyiv without providing any evidence, remain unclear and unverified. Both the United States and Ukraine have denied those allegations while the European Union warned Moscow against using the apparent assault as reason to further escalate its brutal war. Around 2:30am on Wednesday [23:30 GMT on Tuesday], a small drone flying from the south crashed into the dome of the Senate Palace, an 18th-century building that serves as Putin's official workplace.