Drone strike this month against him Kremlinmost likely, it was organized by one of the special forces of Ukraine or its intelligence service, according to US intelligence, The newspaper “New York Times.

The newspaper reports that the attack appears to be part of a series of undercover operations that have embarrassed officials in United Statesthe country which is its largest supplier Ukrainian with military equipment.

The US estimate is based on intercepted Russian and Ukrainian communications, according to the New York Times.

The United States intercepted Ukrainian conversations, in which officials said they believed their country was responsible for the attack, and also intercepted Russian communications that showed it was not a Russian deception operation, they added.

U.S. officials have said they do not believe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approves of all covert operations, the newspaper reported. It is unclear to what extent he was aware of these operations, officials said.

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky immediately denied the involvement of Ukraine.

The Kremlin claims the United States was behind the drone strike, a view Washington has dismissed as ludicrous.

^{with information from NYT, Reuters, APE-MPE}