Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazan, where he inspected the Kazan Aviation Plant in Tatarstan, examining four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers. This visit coincided with the opening of the 'Games of the Future 2024' event in Kazan. During his visit, Putin also met with Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who was decorated with the Alexander Nevsky order by Putin. Additionally, Putin took a notable 30-minute flight aboard one of the Tu-160M bombers, a move that has been interpreted as a demonstration of military might amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. State media and various reports highlighted Putin's hands-on inspection of the aircraft, including claims that he was 'at the controls' during the flight. The visit and the flight have been widely covered, with some interpreting it as a message to the West.
🇷🇺‼️🚨 The Russian president drives around Kazan in a truck and says it’s very nice that the city transforms and develops. https://t.co/T8nsAyxSxt https://t.co/Iz6OWaY6zT
Putin flies supersonic bomber during Tatarstan visit https://t.co/6oEYIZi4Ka
Putin boards supersonic nuclear-capable bomber. Zvezda News , which has ties to Russia’s defence ministry, claimed Putin was 'at the controls' during the flight. https://t.co/afxj9DgYsR https://t.co/hstL0lbc8S
🇷🇺RIDE ALONG WITH PUTIN IN A TU-160M JET Source: The Kremlin https://t.co/fB6ayrFWwI https://t.co/twCGgN0Za0
Putin rides nuclear-capable bomber as relations with West take nosedive https://t.co/jYelUNqXVZ
🇷🇺‼️🚨 After the flight on the Tu-160M, the Russian president got behind the wheel of a KAMAZ and drove along the new M-12 “Vostok” highway. https://t.co/0lIoI9qRqI https://t.co/VbUNdX2Rng
🇷🇺‼️🚨 “This is a new machine, new in any way. It is better.” — Russian President speaks about his impressions after a flight aboard the Tu-160M https://t.co/HZ4hQQUWH9 https://t.co/DfFeFXn1F6
🇷🇺‼️🚨After the Tu-160, the Russian president drove a KAMAZ truck. https://t.co/hHaMQ2ZKYE https://t.co/DfFeFXnzuE
The Kremlin has released footage from Vladimir Putin’s flight on a Tu-160M nuclear bomber this afternoon https://t.co/NYGiTFUKtP
NEW: Putin took ride on supersonic bomber, state TV says https://t.co/ixI85vx1FB
Putin puts West on notice with flight on nuclear-capable bomber https://t.co/0BmbFfbKMC
Putin speaks about his impressions after a flight aboard the Tu-160M https://t.co/EdPHRtCfNi
A nuclear-capable modernized strategic bomber landed on Thursday after completing a 30-minute flight with Russian President Vladimir Putin on board, Russian state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin said. https://t.co/UgTfYnOJgn
🇷🇺⚡ Four deeply modernized Tu-160Ms in the final assembly shop of the Kazan Aviation Plant during Vladimir Putin’s visit The resumption of serial production of missile carriers started in December 2018, and already on January 12, 2022, the newly produced Tu-160M made its first… https://t.co/Y6724Mwwzu
Putin inspected the upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier before climbing on board https://t.co/YLC1G1wJJd
President Putin flies on one of Russia’s newest strategic bombers, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, a show of military might as the war in Ukraine appears to turn in his favor https://t.co/GdEgtHqqn1
Putin has gone for a ride on a Tu-160M nuclear bomber and Russian state TV’s Kremlin reporter Pavel Zarubin can barely contain his excitement https://t.co/cmJcfgTIBO
Putin said to fly on Tu-160M in Kazan. How pitiful and desperate must he be if his only means of showing off are missile carriers? https://t.co/rXOg3oMfcO
New "ride a horse half-naked" Putin was flying new Tu-160M for 40 minutes https://t.co/jagYB44tmd
Putin spoke with the Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, who is visiting the #GamesOfTheFuture2024 international tournament in Kazan #Phygital #GoPhygital https://t.co/mq7Bd8V9rF
The Russian president, so fond of second world war parallels, believes he is now in the same position as Joseph Stalin at the end of 1942: the toughest battles may still be ahead, but the trajectory points to victory. https://t.co/Rwkqf2yVUD via @ft
🇷🇺 President Putin climbing a ladder to check out the newly delivered Tu-160 "White Swan" Can Biden do that? https://t.co/zA8uFn4XIf
Kremlin-aligned Bosnian Serb secessionist @MiloradDodik is decorated by Putin w/ the Alexander Nevsky order. Dodik boasts of "excellent relations" w/ Kremlin fellow travelers Vucic & Orban and praises his “friends in the EU” for blocking the bloc’s sanctions against his regime. https://t.co/NsQtGyExeE
Russian President Putin visited Kazan Aviation Plant in Tatarstan today. Putin inspected four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers. https://t.co/fGwzmFT8Vs
Putin arrives in Kazan ahead of the 'Games of the Future’ tournament. The President visited the infamous Tupolev aircraft plant. He personally inspected one of the planes, spending about 10 minutes in the cabin and was shown the engineering developments of the jet https://t.co/NB85N9Iq0n
Putin arrives in Kazan ahead of the opening ceremony of the 'Games of the future' event #GamesOfTheFuture2024 https://t.co/uWdz1ZkRWf