A top aide to Vladimir Putin has accused NATO and the West of being directly involved in the planning for Ukraine’s invasion in Kursk.
In an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia, Nikolai Patrushev said Washington was lying when it said it had no prior knowledge of the attacks.
“The operation in the Kursk region was also planned with the participation of NATO and Western special services,” he said.
“The statements by the US leadership that it was not involved in Kyiv’s crimes in the Kursk region are not true… without their participation and direct support, Kyiv would not have ventured into Russian territory.”
He did not appear to provide any evidence for his claims.
The White House said Kyiv did not provide advance notice of its operation and that Washington had no involvement.
Ukraine says it shot down five Russian drones overnight
Russia launched three missiles and five drones at Ukraine in its latest overnight attack, the Ukrainian military has said.
According to the country’s air force, Russian forces targeted Ukraine from Kursk with ballistic missiles, two Shahed-type drones and two unspecified drones.
It said defence forces shot down the drones over five regions, but did not say what happened to the missiles.
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