Moscow has revealed that Vladimir Putin survived a massive drone attack on his helicopter last week.
On Tuesday Putin was visiting the Kursk region when his helicopter was ‘virtually at the epicenter of repelling a large-scale attack by the enemy’s drones,’ said Yury Dashkin, commander of a Russian air defense division, according to the state news agency TASS.
‘Therefore, we simultaneously conducted an air defense battle and ensured the safety of the presidential helicopter’s flight in the air,’ Dashkin said.
The Kursk region borders Ukraine, with Moscow claiming that it had driven Ukrainian forces out of the area last month.
President Donald Trump was asked about the claim Sunday when he left his Bedminster golf resort and said he had no knowledge of it.
‘I haven’t heard that,’ he told reporters. ‘I don’t know, but I have not heard that,’ Trump added.
He speculated ‘maybe that would be a reason’ for Russia’s bombardment of drone and missile attacks into Ukraine over the weekend.
Ukrainian officials estimated around 900 drones were launched by Russia in attacks from Friday through Sunday nights, the Associated Press reported.
