Vladimir Putin wore his military fatigues today on a visit to the Zapad 2025 war games around 500 miles away from the nearest frontline.
Elsewhere, in Kharkiv, east Ukraine, his troops unleashed a drone strike on a residential area of the city, according to the prosecutor's office, leaving four injured.
A video of one missile could be seen spiraling through the air before it desecrated a building, leaving it in a ball of flames. One educational facility was also hit by a drone.
Aerial footage also showed harrowing scenes of a property missing most of its roof as firefighters inspected the scene.
In the Nizhny Novgorood region, the Kremlin leader, 72, chose to wear the army uniform and a pair of Strekoza tactical glasses ahead of US President Trump's arrival at Windsor.
