About That Putin "Assassination" Attempt

Complete and Utter Rubbish

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The last few days have been abuzz with an alleged “assassination attempt” against Russian President Putin.

Crystal clear video shows a flying object at around 2-3am on Wednesday, Moscow time flying toward the dome of the Senate palace, hitting a flagpole and causing a fire on the roof of the building.

The Russians claim that Ukrainians launched the drone attack as an assassination attempt at President Putin.

I have questions. SOOOOOOO many questions!

The Kremlin has not only accused Ukraine of sending the drones into the heart of Moscow, but also now blames the United States. For what purpose? What would sending a tiny little drone to supposedly bomb a flagpole on top of a cupola accomplish?

Given that Moscow and the Red Square are possibly some of the most defended sites in Russia—especially with the 9 May celebrations commemorating the Nazis’ defeat in World War II coming up—how did two apparently unsophisticated unmanned aerial vehicles get through all the alleged air defenses in Moscow to drop an explosive on the Kremlin?

The video also shows two individuals climbing the steps on the roof of the building right about the time the supposed drone hits. What were the two people doing on the roof right when the drones supposedly struck?

Screen capture from BBC report

In addition, we see what looks to be a fireball NEXT to the cupola and the flagpole, which looks to be undamaged, and the two individuals running toward the supposed explosion.

How did the Russians respond so quickly and in such an organized manner? They’re not known for their coordinated and well-managed responses to crises.

And then there’s the cupola itself. Video showed it burning in the middle of the night, but videos and photos from the next morning show a completely undamaged roof.

Screen capture from BBC report

Let’s look at this thing more closely, shall we?

A flying object allegedly drops an explosive device onto the cupola, but somehow, the flag pole remains intact. There’s smoke, but no fire until a second or so later.

Screen capture from BBC report

The footage strikes me as very clear. Who took it? Was it CCTV? That’s pretty clear for CCTV footage, which tends to be grainy and cloudy in comparison. Was it someone filming the “attack” on their phone? If so, what were they doing there in the middle of the night?

There were supposedly two drones. Again, how would the Ukrainians have gotten these armed UAVs into the heart of Moscow - the most protected city in Russia, especially right before the Victory Day celebrations, when security would have even been higher? And what does this say about Russia’s air defenses?

Everything about this incident screams either deep fake, pyrotechnics, or a combination of both, especially with the two people running to the roof right as the attack took place toward the site.

Deep fakes have become pretty sophisticated lately, and given the lack of damage and other sketchy details. Just take a look at this short video recorded by Morgan Freeman. Aside from some minor diction variances, this is pretty incredible! Creating a “blast” on top of the cupola would be much easier.

Even ordinary Moscow residents didn’t buy the “attack” scenario.

In neighbor chats, Moscow residents tend to believe that there was no drone attack. “The usual fake, but beautifully done. I drove past the Kremlin at night, everything was quiet. Well, those who do not live in Moscow will believe, ”writes a resident of the SEAD.

So, if we assess that this was a fake “attack,” the question becomes: who stands to benefit?

What purpose would this attack achieve had the Ukrainians—or even the United States—been responsible?

A close examination of the video results in the Russian narrative falling apart fairly quickly.

The fact that Putin would not have been at the Senate palace in the middle of the night is common knowledge. He does not spend his time there, and both Ukraine and the United States know this.

The “explosion” was a dud. Had Ukraine or the United States really wanted to assassinate Putin, the operation would have been a much more sophisticated and lethal.

The “assassination attempt” narrative falls apart also because neither Ukraine nor the United States would have benefitted from this hamhanded operation that hurt exactly no one, and had Putin actually been assassinated, Russia would have played the victim card even harder, claiming violations of international law and replacing him with someone just as bad.

When examined closely, this “attack” was almost as pathetic as the claim by Komsomolskaya Pravda a few years ago that it obtained audio recordings of “western” intelligence officials discussing the planned attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was downed by Russian-supported separatists over Ukraine in 2014. Complete with British, Russian, and then attempted US accents.

Remember, Dmitry Medvedev has been on a tear, advocating genocide, assassinations of foreign leaders, more bloodshed, and even nuclear attacks.

On the other hand, there will be individuals who are fooled by this particular video, despite some very obvious flaws in the claims. And the only country that benefits from this is Russia.

Russia doesn’t need the world to believe the authenticity of the “attack.” Moscow just needs justification to clamp down on the spread of information, as well as intensify its attacks on Ukraine, which it has already begun to do.

The Kremlin needs the populace’s focus to be on Victory Day, and not the slaughter and war crimes its troops are committing in Ukraine, as well as the losses that continue to mount in that war. An alleged “assassination attempt” on Russia’s leader serves to increase patriotism, just in time for May 9th.

Russia’s clumsy disinformation attempts and false flag operations are well known.

All indicators point to Russia, and the Institute for the Study of War agrees with me.

And until evidence to the contrary is provided, that’s my assessment.