Sputnik quoted Moscow's statement saying that the two UAVs intended to target the Kremlin but were neutralized and destroyed by Russian forces using electronic warfare systems.
There were no damages or casualties after the incident, although UAV debris fell in the Kremlin area.
According to the Kremlin press office, President Vladimir Putin was not present at the Kremlin at the time of the attack.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that the Victory Day parade held on May 9 this year in Red Square in Moscow will still take place as planned.
Russia claims to have foiled a Ukrainian plot to attack the Kremlin. Photo: Sputnik
On the same day, May 3, RT quoted the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying that Moscow had just prevented a plot by Ukrainian military intelligence to assassinate top Russian officials on the Crimean peninsula.
The FSB said the leader of the assassination group was Roman Mashovets, an employee of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service and deputy chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Following the raid, the FSB seized five explosive devices, six kilograms of explosives and several other items. The FSB claimed that the explosives were similar to those used to "sabotage the railway in Crimea on February 23 this year."
The FSB identified other members of the assassination group as three Ukrainian citizens and a Bulgarian citizen named D. Petranov. He was detained in Crimea.
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