President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow said that it drove out Ukrainian forces from the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin visited the region bordering Ukraine the previous day,

Russian air defences reportedly intercepted a Ukrainian drone that targeted the flight path of President Vladimir Putin's helicopter during a late-night visit to the border region of Kursk. According to Russian media and officials,

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.