Putin Narrowly Escapes Assassination Attempt at Moscow Bridge

Further context on the detection of explosives, if any, as well as information on suspected parties was not released.

Nonetheless, the FSO response to the incident was represented by the Kremlin as a successful effort to stop the alleged attempt to “assassinate Putin.”

Frontline failures in Ukraine humiliated Russia and empowered critics to speak against Putin’s leadership, an action many considered a death wish given the history of anti-Putin advocates’ mysterious and sudden deaths.