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Putin’s helicopter ‘fended off drone attack’
Telegraph Yahoo News ^ | 5/25/2025 | Akhtar Makoii

Posted on 05/25/2025 4:46:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was forced to shoot down drones while the Russian president was aboard, a Moscow official said on Sunday.

Air defence commander Maj Gen Yuri Dashkin told state television that Putin’s aircraft was involved in an “air defence battle” after finding itself in the middle of an “unprecedented Ukrainian drone assault”.

The incident was said to have happened last week when the Russian leader was on a tour of the Kursk region, part of which Ukraine previously occupied.

“During the period when the president was working in the Kursk region, the enemy launched an unprecedented attack with unmanned aerial vehicles,” Gen Dashkin said in an interview with Rossiya-24 television.

He added: “We simultaneously conducted an air defence battle and ensured the safety of the presidential helicopter’s flight in the air.”

Russian forces destroyed several Ukrainian drones during the operation, Gen Dashkin claimed.

“The task was accomplished,” he said. “The attack of the enemy drones was repelled, and all air targets were hit.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: akhtarmakoii; axisofevil; dailyzeeperporn; kursk; putin; stage4rotorcancer; theputin; zeeperporn

1 posted on 05/25/2025 4:46:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Uh huh. 🙄


2 posted on 05/25/2025 4:49:53 PM PDT by Widget Jr (🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 🛇 CCCP 2.0 🛇)
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To: Widget Jr

Yeah, makes for good propaganda. Show us the video. And we’ll check if it’s AI.


3 posted on 05/25/2025 4:53:23 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: marcusmaximus

The Putin has stage-4 rotor cancer.


4 posted on 05/25/2025 4:53:40 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: marcusmaximus

Lucky for him he had [redacted] Hillary Clinton as his co-pilot


5 posted on 05/25/2025 4:53:57 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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6 posted on 05/25/2025 4:56:16 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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8 posted on 05/25/2025 4:58:37 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: kiryandil

They really crawl out into the open when things get hot in Ukieland hey?


9 posted on 05/25/2025 5:17:47 PM PDT by crz
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10 posted on 05/25/2025 5:21:21 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

1. A gang called “The Romans” led by a thug of color named Corn Pop showed up at the pool.
After violating the rules governing the diving board, Biden expelled Corn Pop from the pool area: “Hey, Ethel Merman! Don’t. Biden was then met by an angry Corn Pop when he walked back to his car, Biden had a coiled length of pool chain and was ready to rumble.
Corn Pop was rumored to always carry a straight razor, and his gang sat on the sidewalk rhythmically tapping their own rusty straight razors on the curb.
However after the two exchanged words, they apparently made up, became good friends and Biden was protected by Corn Pop’s gang for the rest of the summer.
Corn Pop and his boys were bad dudes, but Joe wasn’t scared.
True story man.
2. The Negro children and Biden’s leg hairs. Rated B (arf)
Hey man ...


11 posted on 05/25/2025 5:52:24 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: marcusmaximus; Paul R.; Bruce Campbells Chin; PIF; familyop; MercyFlush; tet68; BeauBo; TalBlack; ..

Ukraine ping

Odds are this is complete fiction, ginned up so Putin looks like he is taking the same risks as Zelensky in visiting Ukrainian positions well within Russian artillery range. The difference is Zelensky has video and photos of his risky jaunts. Whereas I’d be surprised if Putin’s alleged excursion to Kursk left any traces apart from florid bodice ripper narratives ginned up by his PR people to appeal to his supporters.


12 posted on 05/25/2025 6:00:32 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Zhang Fei

well put.


13 posted on 05/25/2025 6:08:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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To: Zhang Fei

If it is fiction, Zelensky lives. If it is not, do you think Putin seeks vengeance?


14 posted on 05/25/2025 6:12:19 PM PDT by Racketeer
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To: Zhang Fei

It must be true!
NBC’s Brian Williams was flying in the bird with him at the time.


15 posted on 05/25/2025 6:16:25 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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To: crz

Petey the neocon is writing long soliloquies about how unfair it is to his beloved Ukieville.


16 posted on 05/25/2025 6:47:53 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: Racketeer; marcusmaximus; Paul R.; Bruce Campbells Chin; PIF; familyop; MercyFlush; tet68; ...

Ukraine ping

[If it is fiction, Zelensky lives. If it is not, do you think Putin seeks vengeance?]


From day one of the invasion, Putin has mounted numerous attempts on Zelensky’s life. This fairy tale won’t change a thing, might even be a pretext for another attempt Putin’s people see as a sure thing. Why bother with a pretext? Because Zelensky is pretty popular. His demise might earn Ukraine an aid increase.


17 posted on 05/25/2025 8:38:54 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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