Posted on 05/30/2025 5:20:37 PM PDT by Apparatchik
A claim by the Russian Defence Ministry that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was "in the epicentre of a drone attack" has turned out to be a staged performance by the Kremlin.
Russian state media claimed earlier this week that when Putin visited Kursk Oblast for the first time since the hostilities began in the area, his helicopter came "under fire from Ukrainian drones". In reality, this was not a combat incident but a meticulously staged event.
Four sources within the government and the Kremlin told The Moscow Times that security officials promoted this shocking and "risky" episode in the media to convince Russians that their leader is not hiding behind others, but is also supposedly taking risks and making sacrifices.
Amid regular drone strikes, chaos at airports and mobile communication outages, this televised stunt was intended to portray Putin as someone who "shares the dangers" with the country and thus sends a message to the public – "war is war".
The Moscow Times reported that Putin had indeed visited Kursk Oblast, to which, according to the official narrative, he had travelled by helicopter. In fact, the oblast is frequently targeted by Ukrainian attacks. However, the sources said Putin’s security had been ensured at the highest possible level.
"No one would ever allow such criminal negligence. Not even in a nightmare," said one official close to Putin’s administration and familiar with his security system.
Kremlin-aligned reporters did not accompany Putin on this trip, nor did a professional filming crew. The footage was captured by other individuals, including a security officer, two informed sources told The Moscow Times.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
There's a twofer!
Joke post from Ukraine Pravda?
“Four sources within the government and the Kremlin told The Moscow Times”
Moscow Times is a Neocon publication in Western Europe - they DO NOT have sources in Moscow.
Obviously, the Neocons don’t like being called out by Russia, and so this is their way of denying it.
Sources, eh.
Th Fog of War and other fake stories.
Just like they blew up their own pipeline.
Why didn't Russia do that before crossing into Ukraine February 24, 2022?
I mean...its Ukrainian media...think people.
:-)
did he stage this before or after he blew up the Nord Stream pipeline?
Original story is from the Moscow Times, an independent Russian language newspaper based in Amsterdam
If you had read the article, you would’ve seen that.
This is just Zelensky horse manure.
Is he going to have them print a story saying Putin blew up his own general’s car in Moscow too?
Keep the comedy coming. I’m glad you don’t mind being the laughingstock around here for our entertainment.
“based in Amsterdam”?
Paid for by who?
Would you rather believe that Ukraine knew exactly when and where Putin would be and just luckily missed?
I doubt that as there’s inherent danger in flying drones around a helicopter.
The Ghost of Kiev spotted this perfidy.
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