Putin's cancer surgery? The original source is 'General SVR', a mystery Russian Telegram account

[speak easy]

with little more credibility than Q Drops.

Vladimir Putin set to vanish for cancer surgery, mystery Russian Telegram account says

Vladimir Putin may soon vanish for a period as he is due to undergo surgery linked to cancer, according to a new claim.

He has allegedly secretly nominated his hardline security council security secretary Nikolai Patrushev - a former KGB counterintelligence officer - to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated.

Shadowy Patrushev, 70, is seen as a key architect of the Ukrainian war strategy and the man who convinced Putin that Kyiv was awash with neo-Nazis.

The extraordinary unconfirmed claims come from General SVR Telegram channel, which first raised issues of Putin’s health - including abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s - some 18 months ago.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-set-undergo-cancer-26838452

The same source claims that Putin suffers from 'schizophrenia symptoms'.

[2naSalit]

1. Hopefully...

They'll just put him down be done with him.

[Joinfortmill]

2. 👍

[Buckeyeblue]

3. I can't believe that Putin would allow himself to be put under anesthesia

[empedocles]

4. wonder what putin is actually up to?

[Hugin]

5. Talk about shotgun surgery.

If any of this is true the delay may be due to finding a surgeon willing to work with a suicide belt on.

[jmbar2]

6. Another media group, Proekt, has been credited with the story.

They have decent cred, according to Wikipedia. They were also cited by Moscow Times, which is pretty reputable.

Here is their report

https://www.proekt.media/en/investigation-en/putin-health/

[speak easy]

8. ty. a fascinating study about Putin's health.

[Quakerfriend]

7. I'm not buying any of it. He's up to something.

Is he going into hiding, then using chemical or nuclear weapons so that he can blame it on someone else?

[2naSalit]

9. Anything is possible.

[BigmanPigman]

10. Wouldn't it be great if his temp. replacement

said Fuck YOU, Putin and then went ahead with ending the war.

[Kablooie]

11. It hasn't hit mainstream new outlets yet.

Which must mean they haven’t been able to verify the story so it’s likely false.