Zelensky has gone too far.
Now that the peace process was really about to bear fruits, the Kiev regime – allegedly with the help of British Intelligence – has started a campaign of provocations intended to make Russians retaliate in a way that can be used against them in the court of public opinion.
After the massive – and unacceptable – Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence, now the Kiev regime struck a New Year’s Eve celebration in a civilian bar in Kherson region, killing 25 people, including a child, and injuring 50 others.
To being with, Russia wants to demonstrate for all to see, especially for US President Donald J. Trump, that the attack on Putin’s residence was real and targeted a command-and-control center for the nuclear weapons.
Downed UAV with a 6kg explosive charge — Russian MOD publishes VIDEO PROOF of Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence
The attempt was carried out on the night of December 28 to 29
WATCH report by the unit who took down 41 of the 91 drones sent by Kiev pic.twitter.com/938qJc6kmZ
— Victor vicktop55 commentary (@vick55top) December 31, 2025
This has become important, since reports are out saying the CIA doubts the attack ever took place, and even Trump shared a NYP article that throws doubt into it.
So, Russia announced it will give the US ‘decrypted data from a Ukrainian drone’ that flew towards Putin’s residence but was shot down.
Sputnik reported:
“Russian intelligence services retrieved a flight mission file from one of the Ukrainian drones that attacked Putin’s residence
The decryption revealed that the final target of the attack was specifically the object of this residence in the Novgorod region”
Russian intelligence retrieves a flight plan from a Ukrainian drone shot down near Putin’s residence — Russian MoD
Decryption shows the drone’s ultimate target was a specific facility within Putin’s Novgorod residence
The evidence will now be handed over to US officials pic.twitter.com/fwoRgscQmG
— RT (@RT_com) January 1, 2026
UPDATE: Decripted data handed to US embassy’s military attaché.
MOMENT MoD hands over KEY data to US representatives
‘Decryption of navigation controllers… unequivocally CONFIRMED that target of attack was Russian President’s residence in Novgorod region’
Military Intelligence Chief Igor Kostyukov transfers info to America https://t.co/XTCEc08DyD pic.twitter.com/V7xKBsxldD
— RT (@RT_com) January 1, 2026
But now, Russians are fuming over what they call a Ukrainian ‘terrorist attack’ that killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 50 on a café and a hotel during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Black Sea coastal village of Khorly, in Kherson Region.
RT reported:
“The attack took place shortly before midnight after a reconnaissance drone surveyed the area, Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. Three unmanned aerial vehicles then hit the crowded venue, triggering a massive fire that burned through the premises. One of the drones reportedly carried an incendiary mixture.
A child was among those killed, Saldo said. The medics are currently fighting for the lives of the wounded, he added.”
On New Year’s Eve, the Ukrainian Armed Forces committed a war crime. A strike at a cafe on the Khorly Peninsula in the Kherson region killed 24 civilians, including children. They burned alive. More than 50 people were injured.
Zelenskyy is a thief and a war criminal. pic.twitter.com/0kAgQZ2g7o— ROGOZIN (@Rogozin) January 1, 2026
The attack on a cafe and hotel in Khorly has left 24 people dead, including a child, Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said.
Five children are among 29 people that have been taken to hospital, the regional… https://t.co/3KEXiCVAnK pic.twitter.com/RYIg8vJVty
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) January 1, 2026
RT reported on Telegram:
“‘Banderite BASTARDS should be SLAUGHTERED like sick pigs’ — former Russian prez Dmitri Medvedev stresses REVENGE is ‘IMMINENT’ for Ukraine’s Kherson civilian massacre
‘ENOUGH with the niceties’”
Read more:
NOW: Russia Accuses Ukraine of Launching a MASSIVE Drone Strike on Putin’s Residence, Promises Retaliation – Kiev Denies Attack as Trump Is Reportedly ‘Shocked and Outraged’
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