Hysteria in Russia: ‘Nowhere to hide’ as Putin’s palace falls within Ukraine’s reach

Drone activity near Gelendzhik has turned Putin’s $1 billion Black Sea palace into a symbol of Russia’s shrinking sense of security. As Moscow decries Ukrainian strikes, Kyiv’s growing deep-strike campaign is forcing the war back toward the state that launched it.

The exercises come amid fears a cornered and unstable Vladimir Putin could lash out at the West amid his increasingly evident failure in the current war with his neighbour.

The assault came just a week after a similar attack in Ukraine killed nine people, including six members of one family