Putin’s plane has left Moscow for St. Petersburg. Looks like he is fleeing from the advancing Wagner Group military column

Rhaedas, 10 months ago

Brave Sir Putin ran away.
("No!")
Bravely ran away away.
("I didn't!")
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
("I never!")
Yes, brave Sir Putin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
("You're lying!")
Swiftly taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat.
Bravest of the brave, Sir Putin!

ladychelseaofthevoid, 10 months ago

fucking coward

PabloDiscobar, 10 months ago

♔g1!?

TimeSquirrel, 10 months ago

Are the two armies somewhat evenly matched? I'm afraid someone's gonna get desperate enough to start using nukes.

Devi, 10 months ago

They're in Russia though. The only way nukes could get involved is if Russia nukes itself.

blivet, 10 months ago

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Devi, 10 months ago

I mean, I do hope it doesn't happen for the innocent people, but Putin bombing his own capital is a very Putin thing to do.

DrTeeth, 10 months ago

Traditionally russian leaders have little regard for their own people. It is unlikely , but not impossible.

Tyson712, 10 months ago

He needs a ride, not ammunition

1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi, 10 months ago

So Putin thinking Zelensky would flee Ukraine at the first sign of trouble when he invaded is just self-projection?

c2h6, 10 months ago

Haven't you learned by now? That's always the case!

FragrantOwl, 10 months ago

This is the right thing for Putin to do. St. Petersburg lamp posts are much more photogenic and will add a nice touch when his corpse hangs upside-down from one.

xuxebiko, 10 months ago

Who expected Putin, who staged photo-ops with actors posing as regular people and who put a superlong table between himself and his own minions, to actually be brave?

verity_kindle, 10 months ago

I figured the table was because of Putin's phallic insecurities.

Dick_Justice, 10 months ago

but but but he only travels shirtless, by horseback!

keeb420, 10 months ago

fake news, he rides bears shirtless.

Realtrain, 10 months ago

I thought he only rode crackers? Putin on the Ritz

joobeejoo47, 10 months ago

Any confirmation that he is actually on the plane? I saw on an OSINT discord server earlier that his plane attempted to enter Kazakhstan and was turned away.

AveragePigeon, 10 months ago

I'd be willing to believe it's an attempt to divert Wagner from going to Moscow.

Mister_Haste, 10 months ago

Putin at the moment

maporita, 10 months ago

Absolutely no way in hell that a plane carrying Putin would be broadcasting ADSB

noXi, 10 months ago

the pilot better turns on ADSB if he does not want to collide with other planes. usually they send an ID with no other information, but if that ID is known… lemmy knows

AveragePigeon, 10 months ago

ADSB isn't necessary, really. Lots of military aircraft fly every day without ADSB active. Also, radar exists.

farizer, 10 months ago

The plane is a destraction. He is in train going the other way

mannycalavera, 10 months ago

Absolutely no way in hell that a plane carrying Putin would be broadcasting ADSB

What about a way in Russia? 😃

Tetra, 10 months ago

Same thing really

tal, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

I'm not saying that Putin is aboard the plane, but I don't think that Wagner has any substantial air-to-air capability. I know that they operated some ground attack planes in Ukraine earlier, but AFAIK, that's it. So there probably is limited risk to Putin in that information going out.

EDIT: Apparently it turned off its transponder later while in flight.

AskThinkingTim, 10 months ago

How did they get intel on Putin's flight path? I guess he seems open on his actions.

Anarch157a, 10 months ago

Big question is, where does he go from there ? Asking for the Interpol a friend.

xuxebiko, 10 months ago

Safest action would be to hand himself over to the Hague. At least he won't be Gaddafied.

Thepinyaroma, 10 months ago

Historically smart money is, far away from large population centers. There's a reason the French monarchy was forced to stay in Paris during the revolution.

Other smart moves would probably be - lose the controversial defense minister, blame it all on him, put Prigozhin in a prestigious but far-away position, wind the war down slowly while trying to find a "Mission Accomplished" moment to try and cool things down with the west, etc.

Almost nobody in a position of power actually does the smart thing in these situations, though. So, my popcorn is ready today. 🍿

holo_nexus, 10 months ago

Leaving the capital when Wagner still hasn’t reached it. Not a good look.

root_beer, 10 months ago

Prigozhin not even reaching the capital isn't a great look either. Both men come off looking like feckless assholes. Oh well, not like I was rooting for either one.