Is Putin cracking under the pressure of his barbaric war? Russian tyrant seems ... trends now
President Vladimir Putin appeared withdrawn and downcast in a rare public appearance at an Orthodox Easter Mass in Moscow.
The Russian tyrant seemed to stare blankly out towards the congregation as he went through the religious motions during the mass.
The 71-year-old's mood could have been a result of claims that the country's armed forces are looking 1,000 men a day on the front line in the conflict with Ukraine.
Putin attended a service at the packed Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin.
While the Ukrainian Defence Ministry estimates Russian deaths and causalities could total as many as 450,000, Russia has not released any figures since September 2022.
President Vladimir Putin appears withdrawn and downcast at the Orthodox Easter mass service, staring off absentmindedly into the distance
The Russian leader looked miserable as he went through the mass which was televised across Russia and went on throughout the night
Putin stood with Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow (right) inside Christ the Savior Cathedral for the midnight mass where they held thin red candles as a choir sang traditional songs
President Putin attended the televised traditional service late on Sunday with Patriarch Kirill delivering well-wishes to Orthodox believers.
A procession of white-robed clergy circled the vast cathedral, rebuilt in post-Soviet times and widely seen as symbolic of Russia's rejection of its atheist past, as they swung smoking incense censers and chanted the liturgy.
Most Western churches observed Easter on March 31, but the Russian Orthodox Church follows a different calendar.
In his Easter address, Kirill wished for 'God's blessing over Russia,' its people and all countries where the church has a presence.
But the Church's Easter comes amid damming figures released by Kyiv which claims that Russia's daily casualty numbers have surpassed 1,000 every day.
According to the latest figures from Ukraine's armed forces and reported by The Express, Russia suffered 1,120 casualties in 24 hours making it the fifth day in a row where
