According to Daily Mail, A dramatic scene unfolded in Moscow when one of Vladimir Putin’s limousines exploded into a massive fireball on a city street, just three days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hinted at Putin’s imminent demise.
The incident occurred near the FSB secret service headquarters, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and drawing crowds from nearby restaurants who rushed to assist. Emergency services quickly arrived to extinguish the blaze, which had fully engulfed the Aurus limousine, a vehicle believed to belong to the Kremlin’s Presidential Property Management Department.
The explosion reportedly began in the car’s engine before spreading to the interior, reducing the rear of the vehicle to a charred wreck, as captured in widely circulated video footage. While the cause remains unclear and no injuries or deaths were reported, speculation has swirled about the incident’s implications.
Putin, 72, frequently uses his fleet of heavily secured limousines for travel and has even gifted them to leaders like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The Kremlin has long prioritized the president’s safety, with Moscow vowing a nuclear response to any assassination attempts.
The timing of the explosion has raised eyebrows, coming shortly after Zelenskyy’s cryptic remarks and amid heightened tensions with Ukraine. Earlier this year, Vyacheslav Volodin, Russia’s parliamentary speaker, warned on Telegram that even discussing Putin’s assassination could trigger global catastrophe, calling it a “direct path to nuclear war.”
Despite robust security measures, assassination attempts have been reported, including a deadly explosion last December that killed Kremlin allies Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide in Moscow. Authorities have not confirmed the driver’s identity or what sparked this latest incident, leaving many questions unanswered as the Kremlin navigates an increasingly volatile landscape.