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.

Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security has denied claims that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s helicopter came under attack from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by an enemy drone attack - although the US and other Western allies have cast doubt on the claims