VLADIMIR Putin made a rare public appearance on Thursday as he fired a sniper rifle at a training camp for mobilised Russians. Mad Vlad was filmed shooting a Russian SVD sniper rifle while accompan…
He was alleged to have been sidelined at the expense of hardline new war commanderBut the sudden appearance of the military chief alongside Vlad may be a sign that he remains close to the seat of power.He spoke to new recruits at the camp some 100 miles southeast of MoscowThe plain-clothes man supposedly carrying Putin's medical kit bag has been spotted at Vlad's side as far back as 2011.
It comes as Putin's "partial mobilisation" of Russia has reportedly faced unprecedented opposition from his own people.quoted Kremlin insiders this week at "frustration" building in Moscow leading to the draft being suspended early.But the anti-Putin publication said public anger was growing following reports men had been "ambushed" by police and draft officers at metro stations before they were pressganged into heading to their local recruitment office.
"Everyone literally hid," the news site quoted a Kremlin source as saying. "People are afraid and uncertain about their future. Many have left. "The level of fear and disapproval is rising all the time. Moscow has turned into a completely different city.In response, Moscow's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin made the unexpected announcement on Monday that the city had completed its "partial mobilisation".
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