Putin's helicopter was "at the epicenter" of a "large-scale" Ukrainian drone attack on May 20, Yury Dashkin, commander of a Russian air defense division, said, according to Kremlin newswire Tass. Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment by email.

Russia claims the attack happened during a visit to Kursk. Kyiv denied the attack, as tensions escalate with increased strikes and Western support enabling Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter came under fire from Ukrainian drones during his visit to the contested Kursk region last week, the Kremlin has admitted. Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division,

When President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Kursk region this month for the first time since Russia expelled Ukrainian forces, his helicopter reportedly came under fire from Ukrainian drones. And that’s exactly how the Kremlin designed it.

Russian air defence units shot down 46 Ukrainian drones as they tried to take out the helicopter carrying President Vladimir Putin, according to the Moscow military

On 20 May, while on his way to visit the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin found himself at the centre of an attack by Ukrainian drones. The helicopter carrying Vladimir Putin, making its first trip to Kursk since Ukrainian forces were driven out of the region,

Russian officials have claimed that Vladimir Putin survived a drone attack in his helicopter launched by Ukrainian forces, as Donald Trump calls him 'crazy'