PARANOID Vladimir Putin was seen attending a Moscow funeral today surrounded by military guards carrying Russia’s ‘secret nuclear briefcase’.
The Russian president arrived at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, to pay his respects to firebrand ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
A man in a suit was seen carrying the alleged Russian nuclear briefcaseCredit: AFP
Putin paid his respects to Vladimir Zhirinovsky in the open casket funeralCredit: AFP
Putin, dressed in black, made the sign of the cross in front of Zhirinovsky’s open casket as the political leader and his close ally was laid to rest.
He is believed to have fallen ill with Covid before being hospitalised – despite boasting eight Covid jabs.
The visible presence of a top military officer carrying the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic missiles is thought to be a chilling sign that warmongering Putin could deploy devastating nuclear weapons.
The images come seven weeks after the leader put his nuke weapons on alert after lashing out at the NATO alliance over what he claimed were ‘aggressive’ sanctions.
‘NUKE SUITCASE’
The secret case is thought to contain the launch apparatus for the Kremlin’s strategic missiles and its presence at the funeral is seen as a chilling threat to the world.
The case, which has a personalised key code, is under 24/7 supervision
The bag, which has a personalised key code, is normally under 24/7 supervision and completely controls Moscow’s nuclear arsenal.
It is reportedly supervised by an armed security officer who accompanies no-nonsense Putin wherever he travels.
The briefcase, called Cheget in Russian, was developed in the early 1980s and was shown to the world for first time in 2019, with its contents being viewed up close on TV.
According to local media, although the case is often seen in the hands of an aide alongside Putin, there are actually not just one but three in total.
Each is accessible by the three most highly-ranked officials in the Russian Federation.
Observers say the most unusual aspect of the briefcase is that the launch button is actually white and not red as is commonly thought.
Russia’s nuclear ‘trigger’ was shown for the first time on state television
The case was presented on television in a detailed manner for the first time by Zvezda, a TV channel run by Russia’s Ministry of Defence, in 2019.
Describing the inner workings of the nuclear briefcase, the TV presenter commented that it was the first time such a device was permitted to be opened on television.
TV presenter Alexei Yegorov explained: “One of the briefcase’s components is a flash card. It is individual, and it is one of the keys that is entered (into the system).”
He added that they were not allowed to disclose other sensitive information related to the briefcase’s functions.
It comes as Russia launched a deadly attack on a Ukraine train station, killing at least 35 and injuring hundreds of innocent civilians sheltering there.
Horror pictures show bodies strewn across the ground beside abandoned luggage at Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine amid reports the site has been blasted by Russian troops.
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on Kramatorsk’s train stationCredit: Twitter/@KSergatskova
The state railway company said two Russian rockets struck the station, which was being used to evacuate civilians from areas under bombardment by Vladimir Putin’s forces.
Firefighters were seen battling the blaze at the station where civilians shelteredCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
About 4,000 people, most of them elderly, women and children, were at the railway station when it was struck, Mayor Oleksander Honcharenko said.
But Russia’s defence ministry has said its troops did not have any targets assigned in Kramatorsk on Friday.
Source: The Sun
