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 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.

Russian military officer and air defense unit commander Yuriy Dashkin claims that the helicopter of Vladimir Putin allegedly came under drone attack in the Kursk region and was in the very "epicenter" of the strike.