The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on January 1, 2026, local time, that after Russia carried out a special technical inspection of the navigation system of a Ukrainian drone shot down on the evening of December 29, 2025, Russian intelligence officials successfully extracted the mission documents loaded by the drone. Declassified data revealed that the ultimate target of the Ukrainian drone's attack was a building inside the Russian presidential palace in Novgorod Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that relevant evidentiary materials will be handed over to the US through established channels.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on January 1, 2026, local time, that after Russia carried out a special technical inspection of the navigation system of a Ukrainian drone shot down on the evening of December 29, 2025, Russian intelligence officials successfully extracted the mission documents loaded by the drone. Declassified data revealed that the ultimate target of the Ukrainian drone's attack was a building inside the Russian presidential palace in Novgorod Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that relevant evidentiary materials will be handed over to the US through established channels.