Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by Ukrainian drones as he visited the Kursk region in a surprise visit last week, a Russian military official has claimed. The alleged attack took place as the Russian president visited the border region for the first time since Moscow claimed it had repelled Ukrainian forces from the area last month.

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.

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