Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could allegedly make a "visit" to the occupied territories of Kherson and Luhansk regions as recently as last week. But they tried to hide it in the Kremlin.
This is reported by "Agency".
Yes, this morning the Kremlin published a video of Putin's alleged visit to the occupied Kherson and Luhansk regions. At the same time, it follows from his words in the opening video that the trip could have taken place as early as last week. But the video was replaced almost immediately.
The video begins with Putin getting out of the helicopter, which is parked with the engine already shut down. After that, the dictator drives to Henichesk in a Toyota Land Cruiser. The cortege passes the stele standing at the entrance to the city from the side of Novooleksiiivka village.
Thus, the video may give the impression that Putin arrived in Genichesk by helicopter. But the footage of the dictator's departure from the city may indicate that he traveled by helicopter only on the territory of Crimea, and traveled by car in the Kherson region. The footage of his departure shows the hotel "Chongar", located right on the border with Crimea. Several helicopters are circling above the hotel. After these shots in the Kremlin's official chronicle, there are shots taken from a helicopter.
In Genichesk, Putin is met by the commander of the "Dnipro" group, Colonel-General Oleg Makarevich. Next, the dictator goes into a room with the inscription "Dnipro Military Group". References to this group of troops began to appear in the publications of the Russian public several months ago, but until now nothing has been reported about its commander.
According to a message on the Kremlin's website, Putin also listened to a speech by Air Force Commander Mykhailo Teplinsky. This refutes the statements of the so-called military leaders that Teplinsky was removed from his post in January, and Makarevych took his place. In the published video, Putin asks Teplinsky to personally report to him about the situation at the front.
This is followed by shots from a room with tiled walls, where Putin handed the military a copy of the icon that belonged to "one of the most successful defense ministers of the Russian army in the 19th century." Presumably, we are talking about Count Dmytro Milyutin.
When handing over the icon, Putin says: "Now it will be Easter, right?" These words allow us to conclude that the meeting took place before April 16. At the same time, in the video published on the website of the Kremlin, the word "will" is cut out. It also disappeared from the video in the Telegram channel of the dictator's press service.
After Henichesk, Putin appears, as reported, in the Luhansk region. In these videos, he is wearing different clothes (a black turtleneck instead of a shirt with a tie). Here he meets with Colonel-General Oleksandr Lapin in a room with the inscription "Group of troops (forces) "East" of the National Guard of the Russian Federation." This meeting confirmed reports that Lapin had been returned to the front in April.
Putin's meeting with Lapin may also indicate a strengthening of the positions of the Ministry of Defense and a weakening of the positions of the founder of "PVK Wagner" Yevhen Prigozhin and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. It was they who insisted on Lapin's removal from the position of commander of the "Center" group after the surrender of Lyman.
Let's add that the Kremlin reported that Putin's trips to the annexed territories were allegedly "not prepared in advance." In addition, press secretary Dmytro Peskov said that the dictator's trip allegedly "took place yesterday."
It will be recalled that this morning Russian propagandists announced Putin's alleged "visit" to the occupied territories of Ukraine.
The President's Office has already reacted to his "trip".
