Moscow, May 25 (IANS). Russian President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was trapped in a large Ukrainian drone attack during his first visit to the Cursk region declared independent earlier this week, unveiled by a Russian military commander. However, air defense units in the area have managed to stop the attack and ensure the president’s safety. Commandant of the air defense, Yuri Dashakin, said in an interview to Channel Russia 1 on Sunday. The news outfit RT. Dashash said Putin’s helicopter “was in the middle of an operation to prevent the enemy’s mass drone attack” in the Kursk region. According to Kremlin, after he was completely free of the Ukrainian army in April, Putin met Governor Alexander Khinshtain on Tuesday with Governor Alexander Khinshtain to meet the heads and volunteers of the local municipalities. It helps people affected by the Ukrainian invasion. According to Dashashkin, Ukraine attacked an ‘unprecedented’ UAV attack on the region at the time, but Russian Air Raksha destroyed 46 upcoming fixed-wing UAVs. He said: “I want to emphasize the fact that the intensity of the attacks during the flight of the commander-in-chief in the Koursk region has increased significantly.” Dashashkin said: “Air defense units in the area were to fight together and ensure the safety of the president’s helicopter in the air. The work is complete. The enemy’s drone attack was put on hold, all the air goals were targeted.” According to Russia, Ukraine strengthened drone attacks in the country last week. In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said that 764 drones were stopped in the Russian sector between Tuesday and Friday. According to the Ministry of Defense, the measure of the attack did not reduce, hundreds of more UAVs were destroyed on Saturday and Sunday. -Ians SCH/ABM shares this story tags
Putin’s helicopter was trapped between the Ukrainian drone, the Russian army officer confirmed
