Claims that the helicopter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin was allegedly attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kursk region are false.
This was stated by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security under the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, as reported by Ukrinform.
The statement refers to a claim aired on the Russian TV channel Rossiya, in which air defense division commander Yuriy Dashkin said: “Putin’s helicopter came under attack by the AFU during his trip to Kursk.” According to the Center, this is a lie.
The press service explained that Putin did indeed visit Kursk region on May 20, marking his first trip to the area since the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the “complete liberation of the territory from the AFU.”
The Center noted that this is the first time Russians have mentioned a “breakthrough by Putin” through a drone swarm while aboard a helicopter.
“Kremlin-aligned media, covering Putin’s visit, claimed he traveled around the region exclusively by car. Footage of his motorcade was shown on all federal television channels. Moreover, around those dates, neither the Ministry of Defense, nor Kursk-based media and Telegram channels, reported any drone attacks of the scale described by Dashkin,” the statement reads.
As reported earlier by Ukrinform, Kremlin propaganda also spread false claims about Ukrainian chemical munitions in Kursk region and the alleged mining of civilian areas.
Source: Putin’s helicopter never came under fire in Kursk – Ukrainian officials debunk Russian fake
