Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself this week amid mounting speculation that his wellness is declining, an anti-Kremlin Telegram transmission with evident links to his information squad reported.
Putin, 70, suffered the unfortunate autumn astatine his Moscow authoritative residence connected Wednesday evening, according to the Telegram channel “General SVR,” which purports to beryllium tally by a erstwhile Russian spy.
The ailing Russian person allegedly fell down 5 steps earlier landing connected his coccyx, oregon tailbone.
Although his information guards instantly rushed to his aid, the interaction of the autumn caused Putin to “involuntarily defecate” owed to “cancer affecting his tummy and bowels,” according to the channel.
The incidental is the latest wellness scare for Putin, who is rumored to suffering from worsening crab and Parkinson’s disease amid the ongoing warfare with Ukraine.
“Three bodyguards helped the president get to the nearest sofa and summoned medics, who are connected work astatine the residence,” General SVR said.
“Nothing captious [was diagnosed], the president’s information person to nighttime was stable, helium tin get astir connected his own, with symptom successful the coccyx country portion sitting being the lone happening that bothers him.”
The station noted that a peculiar probe was being carried retired to find the origin of the president’s fall.
The famously-paranoid Russian person reportedly wears slip-proof shoes, and stairs successful the authoritative residence had been deemed safe.
“As it turns out, each precautions could beryllium successful vain erstwhile the nerves are shot,” the connection concluded.
Putin appeared to shingle disconnected the injury, and little than 1 time aboriginal was pictured touring a laboratory successful Moscow.
Rumors astir Putin’s alleged wellness woes person been rampant since the warfare with Ukraine began successful February. On respective occasions, the erstwhile KGB strongman has appeared anemic and unsteady portion successful public.
In precocious October, Kyiv Post writer Jason Jay Smart tweeted screenshots of Putin greeting soldiers astatine a footwear campy successful the Ryazan region, prompting speculation that the president had IV tracks connected his hands.
A fewer weeks earlier, General SVR called retired Putin’s shaky stance during a gathering with Belarusian person Alexander Lukashenko.
“Putin’s oncology is progressing and, contempt capable attraction lately, the symptom is not ever wholly relieved,” the transmission claimed.
“It indispensable beryllium understood that the deplorable authorities of the president’s carnal and intelligence wellness affects the adoption of cardinal decisions. Putin doesn’t privation to alteration history, helium wants to extremity it.”