A Russian Air Division Commander, Yuriy Dashkin, argued in his statements to the Russian TV channel Russia-4 that during the Russian president’s visit to the Kursk area on May 20th, his helicopter was “at the center of a large-scale.”

In particular, he argued – without showing evidence – that Putin’s helicopter was at the heart of a mass attack by drones. He also argued that the intensity of the attack increased significantly when the Russian president’s helicopter flew over the territory of the Kursk region.

“We carried out anti -aircraft operations and provided security in the air for the helicopter flight of the senior commander,” Dashkin said.

He added that the mission of Putin’s protection was successful.

It is recalled that Putin visited the Kursk area on May 20th. He met with volunteers, head of municipalities and deputy governor Alexander Khinshtein.

During his visit to Kursk, the Russian president said that “Ukrainian fighters who destroy World War II show merely blatant stupidity, revealing their neo -Nazi nature.”

“They are people with neo -Nazi ideas,” Putin noted, adding, “they would even come second to a stupid competition. Why? Because they are stupid. “

It is noted that the Ukrainian army launched a surprise attack on the Russian region of Kursk on August 6, 2024.

The Russian president visited the Kursk Region, in Western Russia at the border with Ukraine, for the first time after the Russian army expelled Ukrainian forces from the region, the Kremlin said today.

Russia announced in late April that it had recaptured all areas in the Kursk region that had been controlled by the Ukrainian forces after their unexpected penetration in August 2024.