To ensure the activities of the Russian president, the Kremlin uses people who have undergone plastic surgery to resemble the Russian dictator, Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate has said with reference to its chief Kyrylo Budanov's interview with the Daily Mail.
He said that in the past Putin's lookalikes who replaced him in "special cases" had already been identified, but now it has become "usual practice".
"We know specifically about three people that keep appearing, but how many there are, we do not know. They all had plastic surgery to look alike. The only thing that gives them away is their height. It is visible in videos and pictures. Also gesturing, body language and earlobes, since they are unique for every person," Budanov said.
Earlier, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence said that the process of removing Putin from power is already underway. In addition, there are several candidates for his successors.