Russia’s Ministry of Defense alleged that Ukraine is preparing a “false-flag” attack aimed at derailing an upcoming summit in Alaska between President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump. The ministry claimed Kyiv intends to strike a civilian target and blame Moscow in order to sour the talks, but provided no supporting evidence. The accusation coincided with a fresh wave of Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia. Regional authorities in Rostov-on-Don said an explosive-laden unmanned aircraft hit a residential building early Thursday, wounding at least 13 people—two of them critically—and damaging more than ten apartments on Telman and Lermontovskaya streets. Emergency crews were deployed and an investigation is under way. In the nearby Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported multiple drone incursions over the past 24 hours. One strike on a car outside a government building left three civilians injured, while local officials said more than 30 UAVs were intercepted or crashed, forcing shops and public events to close temporarily. Earlier in the week, a Ukrainian long-range drone struck the Alabuga Deng Xiaoping logistics complex in Tatarstan, a key hub for Russian-Chinese trade, underscoring Kyiv’s ability to reach targets hundreds of kilometres from the front line. Kyiv has not publicly responded to Moscow’s sabotage allegations. The claims and the escalating cross-border drone campaign have added to tensions ahead of the first face-to-face Putin-Trump meeting since 2024, expected in Alaska in mid-August.