Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by Ukrainian drones as he visited the Kursk region in a surprise visit last week, a Russian military official has claimed. The alleged attack took place as the Russian president visited the border region for the first time since Moscow claimed it had repelled Ukrainian forces from the area last month.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was allegedly the target of an assassination attempt by Ukraine. A Russian military officer claimed Putin's helicopter was in the "epicentre" of a Ukrainian drone strike in the Kursk region attack on May 20.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter came under fire from Ukrainian drones during a visit to Kursk, the Kremlin admitted.

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The report, quoting Yuri Dashkin, Commander of the Air Defence division in Kursk Oblast, said that the Ukrainian military launched an unprecedented attack at the aircraft, with Putin onboard.

Russian air defenses successfully repelled a large Ukrainian drone attack targeting President Putin's helicopter during his visit to Kursk.

A drone was detected approaching the flight path of the president’s helicopter. It was immediately neutralized by our air defense forces before it posed any threat a senior Russian officer told state-run media.