Bullets, Bombs & Drones: Putin’s Deadly Brush With Death- 8 Times Over

International News: Russian President Vladimir Putin is not just a political leader, but a strong and disputed person in the world. From Ukraine War to his stress with Western countries, Putin has always been at the center of controversies. The most surprising thing is that till now, he has tried to attack his life eight times, from which he has been able to escape every time.

Recent drone attack worries about safety

Recently, Ukrainian drone surrounded his helicopter during a tour of Putin's Kursk region. The Russian army reported that they immediately destroyed the drone through an air defense system, causing no harm. This incident has once again raised questions on Putin's security system. Russian agencies are investigating whether it was a planned attack or a casual incident.

Drone attack on Kremlin in 2023

In May 2023, two drones penetrated over Russia's Kremlin. However, both these drones were destroyed in the dark of night. Russia called it a terrorist attempt to assassinate the President. The attack took place amidst the preparations for the anniversary of victory in Russia's Second World War and after that Putin's security system was eyeing the world.

Putin himself accepted attacks

In an interview in 2017, Putin admitted that his life has been tried several times. Although he did not describe these attacks in detail due to security reasons, it is believed that foreign intelligence agencies and radical groups were involved. Putin also told that every time his security agencies thwart these attacks in time.

Big attacks and conspiracies exposed

• 2012: Joint intelligence agencies of Russia and Ukraine failed a conspiracy to take a major bomb attack on Putin, which was against them just before the presidential election. There was an attempt to bomb his car under this scheme.
• 2008: Suicide bomb conspiracy was revealed during the Iran tour, in which Putin was to be targeted. Security was increased in view of the seriousness of this attack.
• 2002: Chechen separatists planned to attack the sniper, which was stopped by security agencies in time.
• 1999: A car bomb was planted on the way to Putin's car while Prime Minister, which was deactivated.

Even the early days of becoming president are in danger

In the early days of Putin becoming President, extremist elements planned to attack his convoy with a rocket launcher. The conspiracy failed due to vigilance of security agencies. This indicates how big threats were in Putin as soon as they came to power.

Question: Is Putin's security system impervious or any secret?

Putin is alive and active even after all these attacks and efforts. The question arises whether their security system is so strong that it fails attacks every time, or they have a secret strategy or 'friendship with Yamraj', which saves them from death.