Vladimir Putin reportedly visited two partially occupied regions of Ukraine – Kherson and Lugansk regions.
Vladimir Putin allegedly came to Ukraine again. So they say in the Kremlin. But there are many questions again about the video, which was made public by Russian propagandists, as in the case of the alleged previous visit of the Russian dictator to Mariupol.
Where is the
Either on Monday, or last week, Putin visited the village of Schastlivtsevo near Genichesk in the Kherson region, where he flew by helicopter, or arrived in a motorcade, where all the cars had number of Moscow, and then in Luhansk.
In the video footage – hours of daylight, Putin came out of the Mi-8 helicopter, then a motorcade of jeeps entered Genichesk, which became the center of the occupied part of the Kherson region (passing the stele in entrance to the city. ).
The Center for Journalistic Investigations established that Putin, or his double, visited the territory of the former Brigantine entertainment center on the Arabat Spit in southern Ukraine, 150 km from the front line.
The recreation center is located in the village of Schastlivtsevo, Kherson region, along Naberezhnaya Street, 17. According to journalists, the helipad of the invaders, which can be seen in the footage with Putin, is located on the territory of the boarding house Volna in the village of Strelkovoe. In the footage from the so-called headquarters of the Dnepr troop group, journalists noticed an unfinished complex of a recreation center on the first line from the sea, as well as a gate at the entrance to the base.
When not clear
The President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the trip took place on Monday, April 17, but that day Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, and the day before with the Minister of China’s defense.
In the first version of the video, published by the Kremlin, Putin’s words are heard: “Today is Easter, right?” But when paying attention to it, the word “will” was missing from the audio recording of the fragment. Apparently, the video was actually shot a few days ago and Putin’s words about the approaching Easter are not a reservation.
Watch the propaganda
The Russian president made his first trip to the occupied territories, to Mariupol, after a court in The Hague issued a warrant for his arrest. Perhaps, on such trips, he tries to show, first of all, to his entourage, that he is still in control of the situation.
While Putin is 150 km from the real front line, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Avdiivka on Wednesday, where the front line is less than 5 km away.
And while all the world’s media are discussing how many new brigades the Armed Forces will prepare at the end of April, how many they received into service with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Western tanks, Vladimir Putin brought an icon among his troops.
Well, like Putin. For example, on the telegram channel General SVO, Putin’s trip commented the following:
“A person who looks like the president of Russia continues to travel to the occupied territories of Ukraine. Putin and his entourage liked the recent double visits to Crimea and Mariupol so it was decided to continue such events. This time , the understudy flew, as in a children’s song, like a magician in a blue helicopter, visited the headquarters of the troop group in the Kherson direction, and even received reports from the generals. At the same time, the worst and oldest car was chosen for the movement of the presidential understudy, who, as part of a small column, traveled through the endless fields of the Kherson region. This was necessary to convince the Russians that Putin was visiting the front line under fire and with personal courage raised the morale of soldiers and disgraced generals before the upcoming counter-offensive of Ukrainian troops. No one is telling the president it’s not working as intended. A circus, and nothing more.”
Source: korrespondent
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