A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was “at the epicenter” of a Ukrainian drone attack on May 20 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a report by the Kyiv Independent.
The claim was made by Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division, and was cited by Russian news agency RBC on May 25.
“We were simultaneously engaged in an air defense battle and ensuring airspace security for the president’s helicopter flight,” Dashkin said. “The helicopter was effectively at the epicenter of the response to the massive drone attack.”
