The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry called the attempted attack on Putin's residence a grave act of terrorism.

Venezuela strongly condemns the attempted drone attack on the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region. This was announced on December 31 by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil in the Telegram channel.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly condemns the attack on the residence of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, committed on the night of December 28-29 in the Novgorod region," the statement said.

It is noted that Venezuela considers the attempted attack a grave act of terrorism.

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On December 29, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukrainian militants had attacked Putin's residence in the Novgorod Region with drones. At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the attack on the residence from Kiev was a terrorist attack.

Later, on December 31, it became known that the first enemy UAVs entered from the southern direction from the Tver region to the Novgorod region. The anti-aircraft forces crew worked normally, destroying 41 enemy drones during the operation. As a result, Ukraine's attempt to break through its defenses and overload its air defense forces proved unsuccessful.

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