Putin's helicopter was "at the epicenter" of a "large-scale" Ukrainian drone attack on May 20, Yury Dashkin, commander of a Russian air defense division, said, according to Kremlin newswire Tass. Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment by email.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was allegedly the target of an assassination attempt by Ukraine. A Russian military officer claimed Putin's helicopter was in the "epicentre" of a Ukrainian drone strike in the Kursk region attack on May 20.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter came under fire from Ukrainian drones during a visit to Kursk, the Kremlin admitted.

Russian officials have claimed that Vladimir Putin survived a drone attack in his helicopter launched by Ukrainian forces, as Donald Trump calls him 'crazy'

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in 2021.

A daring strike on Russian bombers far from the frontlines highlights the dominance of unmanned aerial vehicles, as the tech grows ever more deadly