Putin residence drone attack dismissed as implausible as Ukraine accusations mount
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... Escalating claims by Russia that Ukraine tried to hit a residence used by President Vladimir Putin with drones have been dismissed by a top military drone expert, who called the alleged attack "hard to fathom" and tactically implausible.

Cameron Chell's comments came as Moscow doubled down on accusations Kyiv has flatly denied, with the drone industry leader arguing the alleged strike announced Monday runs counter to Ukraine's drone tactics.

Chell, the CEO and co-founder of Draganfly, a drone manufacturer that supplies to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries, including Ukraine, said Russia's claims lack credibility.

What makes things usually very signature about Ukraine is that they are always incredibly clever about how they use drones," Chell told Fox News Digital.

"They are clever from a cost perspective " let's call it an efficiency perspective " but also very clever in their tactics," he added.

"I find it hard to fathom that this drone attack even happened on Putin's residence or that it was something that Ukraine orchestrated for a number of reasons," Chell said.

"Based on the description of the alleged attack over the top of Putin's residence, the drones would not have been launched from a very long distance away," he said.

"This would have avoided up to 1000 km of air defense systems and then likely attacking one of the most heavily fortified air defense networks surrounding Putin's Valdai residence.

"The cost benefit analysis, not to mention the political analysis, also does not make sense," he added. ...

OpEd: No, Russia will not invade Ukraine (2022)
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... Over the past year, as Russia amassed troops along its border with Ukraine, there have been growing fears of an imminent invasion. A number of Western leaders have repeatedly warned of this possibility.

Moscow has denied that it is making such plans, although it has not withdrawn its troops. Some observers have interpreted these Russian statements as untruthful and even accused the Russian authorities of preparing a false-flag operation.

Over the past year, as Russia amassed troops along its border with Ukraine, there have been growing fears of an imminent invasion. A number of Western leaders have repeatedly warned of this possibility.

Moscow has denied that it is making such plans, although it has not withdrawn its troops. Some observers have interpreted these Russian statements as untruthful and even accused the Russian authorities of preparing a false-flag operation. ...