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.

A helicopter carrying russian dictator vladimir putin allegedly found itself "in the epicenter of a large-scale attack by Ukrainian drones" while in the Kursk

Russian air defences reportedly intercepted a Ukrainian drone that targeted the flight path of President Vladimir Putin's helicopter during a late-night visit to the border region of Kursk. According to Russian media and officials,