According to Yuri Dashkin, commander of an air defense division in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian forces allegedly launched an “unprecedented attack” with drones during Vladimir Putin’s visit to the area on May 20.

The helicopter of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was reportedly at the centre of efforts to repel a large-scale drone attack by Ukrainian forces during his visit to Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Source: Yuri Dashkin,

The intensity of the attack during the flight of the aircraft carrying the supreme commander over the territory of the Kursk region significantly increased," Dashkin said, as reported by Russian state media site Vesti.