00:00At least 13 people were injured during an air attack on Russia's North Caucasus Republic of
00:11Adigea, according to regional authorities on Wednesday. The incident comes amid ongoing
00:17cross-border strikes linked to the war in Ukraine and as international diplomacy continues on the
00:22sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The head of Adigea, Murat Kumpilov, said the attack
00:30occurred in the village of Novaya Adigea, located next to the southern Russian city of Krasnodar.
00:36In his initial statement, Kumpilov said that a Ukrainian drone had struck an apartment building
00:43in the area. Kumpilov had returned from Moscow just a day earlier, where he met Russian President
00:50Vladimir Putin. Following the incident, he shared images of the damaged apartment building
00:55showing extensive destruction. Photos released by the regional head showed that nearly all windows
01:03of the apartment block had been blown out. Several balconies were completely destroyed and visible
01:09structural damage could be seen across multiple floors. However, in later messages posted on
01:16telegram, Kumpilov stopped specifying the type of weapon involved. Instead, he referred to the
01:22incident only as an enemy attack or an incident, without mentioning a Ukrainian drone. Independent
01:31military analysts and exiled Russian media raised questions about the cause of the explosion. According
01:38to their assessments, videos circulating online suggested that the apartment building may have
01:44been struck by a Russian anti-air missile that had gone off course. Some pro-war Russian military
01:51bloggers had suggested the building was hit by a long-range Ukrainian missile. But analysts disputed that
01:58claim, pointing instead to the possibility of a malfunctioning air defence system. Ruslan Leviev, the founder of
02:06the War Monitoring Group Conflict Intelligence Team, said this could mark the second instance in less than one week where
02:13Russian air defence systems caused damage to Russian property. This appears to be the second case in under a week
02:20where Russian air defence systems damaged civilian infrastructure inside Russia. Kumpilov said that 27 people,
02:29including one child, were placed in temporary shelters after their apartments were destroyed in the
02:34explosion and the subsequent fire.
02:36Meanwhile, Russia's defence ministry said its air defence systems destroyed 52 Ukrainian drones in the
02:44skies over the Krasnodar region between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
02:50These developments come against the backdrop of intensified diplomatic activity involving Russia, Ukraine
02:58and the United States, unfolding alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos.
03:05US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of President Vladimir
03:12Putin and the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund during the forum.
03:18Witkoff said,
03:19We had a very positive meeting, after being asked by Russia's Izvestia newspaper about the outcome of the talks.
03:27Earlier, Dmitriev, Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, also held
03:33discussions at what was described as the US House in Davos. According to a correspondent from Russia's
03:40Task News Agency, the closed-door meeting lasted more than two hours.
03:46The diplomatic engagements come amid ongoing speculation about the possibility of a future
03:52peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
03:56Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed these developments earlier this week,
04:01saying he would travel to Davos only if documents on security guarantees with the United States
04:07and a prosperity plan were ready to be signed.
04:12Zelenskyy had been expected to attend the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.
04:16However, he said he remained in Kyiv to manage the aftermath of a major Russian airstrike
04:21that knocked out heating supplies to around half of the city's residential apartment buildings.
04:26If the documents are ready, we will have a meeting. There will be a trip.
04:32If there are energy packages or even meetings, decisions on additional, on air defense, I will definitely go.
04:43Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine had been invited to join US President Donald Trump's
04:48Board of Peace initiative, adding that diplomats were currently working on the invitation.
04:52In addition, the Ukrainian president reiterated his call for Ukraine and Europe to create a joint defense
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