On Thursday morning, a Ukrainian drone struck just a few kilometers from the palace of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, sparking a devastating fire. Its elimination turned into a farce: because it was not until four days later that it was finally successful.
Putin, a former KGB agent and often despised warmonger, is known for leaving nothing to chance. Always jealously watched and protected from all harm, he does not even leave behind his own bodily excretions due to sheer paranoia on business trips: according to several reports, his bodyguards always have to carry his feces and urine with them.
The danger of drawing conclusions about the Russian head of state’s health is considered too great. And then this! Putin’s enormous and magnificent complex on the Black Sea was threatened by a raging inferno. The fire caused by the Ukrainians in Gelendzhik, in the Krasnodar region, had become so powerful that it took four days before the danger was finally averted.
To do so, 500 people and two helicopters had to be deployed, said Governor Venyamin Kondratyev. Twenty people were trapped on the beach by the flames and were evacuated. Even the Kremlin chief has to make concessions Putin seems to be very aware of these security breaches. According to media reports, he is no longer allowed to travel to Sochi due to regular drone attacks.
The fact that the extremely elaborate palace has now also been attacked is likely to weigh heavily on the Russian leader. Because, as investigations by opposition activist Alexei Navalny—who died in custody—have shown: the insane estate has everything your heart could desire.
