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Russia's despotic President Vladimir Putin has had a bad fall, ramping up fears the 70-year-old is suffering severe health issues.
According to local media, Putin fell down several stairs at his official Kremlin residence and was helped to a nearby couch by his bodyguards.
Personal doctors came to help him and found he had bruised his coccyx, and allegedly discovered he had “cancer of the gastrointestinal tract,” the Telegram channel General SVR reported.
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They also claimed the fall made him defecate involuntarily.
It is not clear how they found cancer while checking him over for a fall, but the Russian Telegram channel has been the source of the ill-health claims since the invasion of Ukraine began.
According to the account, Putin was walking downstairs when he “stumbled and fell to his back, after which he fell on his side and slid down a couple of steps".
They said: “The incident took place in front of the president's bodyguards, who reacted quickly and rushed to Putin's aid.
“Three security officers helped the president to get to the nearest sofa and called the doctors who are on duty at the residence.”
Medics “arrived within a few minutes, but could not immediately examine the president”, due to him suffering "oncology of the gastrointestinal tract, as a result of which he already experiences serious problems with digestion” – and the fall caused an “involuntary” reaction.
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They added: “Before the examination, the doctors escorted the president to the bathroom and helped to clean up.
“After a complete examination, a bruise of the coccyx and soft tissues was diagnosed.”
Nothing critical was diagnosed and the bruising was treated with painkillers.
An investigation is to be carried out into what provoked the “fall”.
The channel, which has not divulged its sources, claims Putin now wears “special shoes, even at home, with anti-slip coating, and the stairs in the residence are considered ‘safe’.”
Separate media investigations disclosed Putin was surrounded by a team of doctors including a cancer specialist when he travels.
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