Kremlin spokesman refutes media reports of the alleged assassination attempt on Putin
New Delhi: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday refuted media reports about an alleged assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Claims of an earlier attack on the head of state’s car convoy en route to the presidential residence were first published by a Telegram channel on September 14 and were later reproduced by a UK tabloid, The Sun.
When asked whether those reports had any factual basis, Putin’s press secretary replied ‘No’ to the media.
According to the media reports, In the midst of the war between Russia and Ukraine, there was an alleged assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin. The alleged assassination attempt took place when he was traveling in his limousine.
The news of the assassination attempt broke out through General SVR, a Russian Telegram channel. According to a report, Putin’s limousine was allegedly hit by “a loud bang from the left front wheel followed by heavy smoke”.
The authorities were quick to jump into action and the “assassination attempt” left the Russian president unharmed, according to the media report. Putin was later driven to safety. The news of the assassination has not been confirmed by any official authorities yet.
The channel said that the President was returning to his official residence in a decoy or “backup” motorcade amid deep security fears. The motorcade comprised five armoured cars, with Putin in the third, it said, without mentioning the date of the incident.
(Vinayak)
