There was no Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin's helicopter, writes the Moscow Times, denying the news given last Sunday by the commander of Moscow's air defense force, according to which the plane carrying the Russian president during his visit to the Kursk region was targeted by Kiev drones.
The independent online newspaper, based in Amsterdam, writes that in reality it was a "carefully planned trap" by the Kremlin.
The security forces came up with "this shocking and 'dangerous' episode to convince Russians that the president is not hiding behind their backs, but is also taking risks and making sacrifices," four government and Kremlin sources told The Moscow Times in an article on Telegram published Tuesday evening, A2 CNN writes.
Putin was actually in the Kursk region, where, according to the official version, he was traveling by helicopter, the article continues, noting that this region is "regularly" a target of Ukrainian attacks.
However, according to officials, his security was guaranteed at the highest levels. "No one would ever allow such criminal negligence. Not even in a nightmare," said one of the officials close to the presidential administration, an expert on the presidential security system, A2 CNN reports.
On May 25, the commander of the Russian air defense division, Yuri Dashkin, said in an interview broadcast by the Rossiya-24 television channel that Putin's helicopter had been "at the center of repelling a large-scale attack by enemy drones," adding that the intensity of the attack during the flight over the territory of the Kursk region had increased significantly and therefore it was necessary to simultaneously conduct an air defense battle and ensure the safety of the presidential helicopter's flight. (A2 Televizion)
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