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Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Kremlin claims Putin survived massive drone attack on his helicopter as Trump slams 'crazy' Russian leader
The Kremlin claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin survived a massive drone attack on his helicopter last week. On Tuesday Putin was visiting the Kursk region when his helicopter was 'virtually at the epicenter of repelling a large-scale attack by the enemy's drones,' said Yury Dashkin, commander of a Russian air defense division, according to the state news agency TASS. 'Therefore, we simultaneously conducted an air defense battle and ensured the safety of the presidential helicopter's flight in the air,' Dashkin said. The Kursk region borders Ukraine, with Moscow claiming that it had driven Ukrainian forces out of the area last month. The Russians have provided no additional evidence that the near-miss occurred. President Donald Trump was asked about the claim Sunday when he left his Bedminster golf resort and said he had no knowledge of it. 'I haven't heard that,' he told reporters. 'I don't know, but I have not heard that,' Trump added. He speculated 'maybe that would be a reason' for Russia's bombardment of drone and missile attacks into Ukraine over the weekend. Ukrainian officials estimated around 900 drones were launched by Russia in attacks from Friday through Sunday nights, the Associated Press reported. The escalation in the fighting angered Trump, who unleashed on Putin to reporters and then on Truth Social Sunday night. 'I'm not happy with what Putin's doing. He's killing a lot of people,' Trump said at the Morristown, New Jersey airport. 'I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time. Always gotten along with him. But he's sending rockets into cities and killing people. ' 'We're in the middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don't like it at all... I don't know what's wrong with him,' the president complained. In his Truth Social post later Sunday night, Trump charged that Putin had gone 'gone absolutely CRAZY!' 'I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!' Trump said. Trump had spoken to Putin by phone for two hours last Monday - a day before the alleged helicopter incident. The president left the call believing progress could be made, saying that the 'tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent.' 'If it wasn't, I would say so now, rather than later,' Trump said. 'Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War,' the president also offered. But so far Russia has responded by assaulting Ukraine more. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said the Russian attacks 'show the extent to which President Putin has lied to the Europeans and to the Americans.' Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate's president pro tempore, encouraged Trump to levy additional sanctions on Russia for the country's bad behavior. 'I've had enuf of Putin killing innocent ppl. Pres Trump Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS,' the 91-year-old Iowa Republican posted on X. Trump told reporters Sunday that he was 'absolutely' considering upping sanctions on Russia but an announcement has yet to be made. The president spent Monday morning at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Memorial Day and then headed to his Trump-branded Sterling, Virginia golf club where he spent the rest of the day.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Assassination attempt on Putin? Russian commander reveals details about Ukrainian 'drone attack' on his chopper
A shocking claim from a top Russian commander has suggested that President Vladimir Putin's helicopter came under direct attack by Ukrainian drones during his unannounced May 20 visit to Russia's border region of Kursk. Yury Dashkin, head of a Russian air defense unit, stated that Putin's aircraft was at the epicenter of a massive drone strike. Show more Show less
Newsweek
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Putin's Helicopter Targeted in Drone Strike, Commander Says
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Vladimir Putin's helicopter was targeted by Ukrainian drones as he visited Kursk region in a surprise visit last week, an official has claimed. The alleged attack took place as Russian president visited the border region for the first time since Moscow claimed it had repelled Ukrainian forces from the area last month. His helicopter was "at the epicenter" of a "large-scale" Ukrainian drone attack on May 20, Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division, said, according to Kremlin newswire Tass. "The intensity of the attack during the flight of the aircraft with the Commander-in-Chief over the territory of the Kursk Region increased significantly. Therefore, we simultaneously conducted an air defense battle and ensured the safety of the presidential helicopter's flight in the air," Dashkin said in an interview aired by the state-run Rossiya-24 TV channel. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Gulf Insider
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Ukraine Allegedly Targets Putin's Helicopter Mid-Flight
The Kremlin as well as Russian state media are alleging a huge, potentially conflict-altering incident which will surely escalate the war in Ukraine – an attempted attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin himself. A high-ranking Russian military commander on Sunday described that last week, as Putin traveled to the Kursk region for the first time since is liberation after 6+ months of Ukrainian occupation, Ukraine tried to attack Putin's helicopter mid-flight, sending a wave of drones to swarm the flight path of the chopper. The presidential helicopter was caught in the 'epicenter' of a massive Ukrainian drone attack, commander of an air defense division in Kursk, Yury Dashkin, told Russian media. The headline is the top featured story of English-language RT on Sunday, something which suggests the allegations are largely aimed at grabbing the attention of the West. The incident is said to have happened Tuesday as the helicopter transported Putin to tour Kursk – a southern oblast which has suffered much destruction since the initial Ukrainian cross-border incursion of last August. Commander Yury Dashkin told Russia 1 in an interview which aired Sunday said that Putin's helicopter had found itself 'in the epicenter of an operation to repel a massive drone attack by the enemy' in Kursk Region. He went on to describe that this 'unprecedented' attack was successfully repelled by anti-air defenses in the region. Air defense units in the area had to 'simultaneously conduct anti-aircraft combat and ensure the safety of the president's helicopter in the air. The task was accomplished,' Dashkin stated. 'The attack of the enemy drones was repelled, with all aerial targets being hit.' While this could just be a mid-level officer's attempt to toot his own horn, given the world is just hearing about what's tantamount to an 'assassination attempt' on one of the world's most powerful leaders being alleged – and coming belatedly a number of days after the incident in question – this seems part of Moscow's ongoing messaging that the UAV incursions are an attempt to derail the US-brokered peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. Ukraine tried to ATTACK Putin's helicopter mid-flight over KurskRussian Air Defense Division officer says Ukrainian drones attempted to swarm chopper flight pathRussian air defenses scrambled — worked perfectly and repelled the strike — RT (@RT_com) May 25, 2025 The drones are being launched on Russia in record numbers, with literally multiple hundreds sent over the past week, in some cases halting inbound and outbound flights at major airports, including in the Moscow area. Ukrainian officials have boasted that the operations is trying to disrupt and destabilize daily life in Russia, in hopes that the government could lose control. Significantly, Russia's military pummeled the Ukrainian capital of Kiev again overnight, with emerging images showing raging fires and devastation in city neighborhoods and populated areas. Other regions were hit as well, in a second straight night of some of the largest strikes of the war. Also Read : Putin Isn't Ready To End War In Ukraine, Trump Told Allies In Private
News18
26-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Putin's Helicopter Was ‘Near Epicenter' Of Ukrainian Drone Attack: Russian Military Officer
Last Updated: His remark came on the same day when Russia attacked Ukrainian Kyiv and other regions with drones and missiles. The attack claimed 12 lives and injured dozens. A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin's helicopter was 'at the epicenter" of a Ukrainian drone attack during a flight over Russia's Kursk Oblast on May 20. Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division, told Russian news outlet RBC on May 25 that his unit was simultaneously repelling a 'massive" drone attack while ensuring the safety of the president's aircraft. 'We were simultaneously engaged in an air defense battle and ensuring airspace security for the president's helicopter flight," he said. His remark came on the same day when Russia attacked Ukrainian Kyiv and other regions with drones and missiles. The attack claimed 12 lives and injured dozens. Notably, it was the largest single attack by Russia in the more than three-years-long war, according to Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Force. He also told The Associated Press that Russia used a total of 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones in the attack. It was 'the most massive strike in terms of the number of air attack weapons on the territory of Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022," Ihnat said. top videos View All Meanwhile, following the attack, US President Donald Trump lashed out at Putin and said the latter has gone 'absolutely crazy". Taking to his Truth Social platform, 'I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldier." Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published:
