VLADIMIR Putin has revealed the moment he had a dice with death while riding a motorbike.
The ageing Russian tyrant shared an anecdote of how he almost died as he tried to fire up the engine.
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Speaking to defence minister Andrei Belousov, he said the incident was a time when he “dodged” death.
But Putin did not reveal when or where the moment happened in his story.
The 72-year-old despot said: “I once got on a motorcycle, revved it.
“And it went into a spin and flipped over.
“I just dodged it at the last second. It fell right next to me.”
Putin has long sought to cultivate an image as a macho tough guy as part of his domestic persona.
He has frequently been pictured shirtless doing outdoors activities and sports to reinforce his personality cult.
The tyrant shared the motorbike anecdote dressed in military fatigues – despite being hundreds of miles from the war zone.
He spoke last week at the culmination of anti-Western war games involving Russia and Belarus.
In the past, Putin has appeared with the Night Wolves motorcycle club to help foster his macho image.
The Russian President was photographed riding a Russian-made Ural motorcycle with a sidecar in 2019.
It comes as the warmongering despot’s brutal attacks against Ukraine continue to intensify.
The Kremlin’s forces have launched devastating strikes on Ukraine over the past days.
Yesterday, The Sun reported that Russia had launched 580 drones and 40 cruise and ballistic missiles overnight.
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At least three people were killed and 13 others injured in the savage attacks.
And earlier this week, Russian jets violated NATO airspace over Estonia.
Three MiG-31 jets flew over Vaindloo Island and stayed there for nearly 12 minutes.
NATO allies scrambled Italian F-35s to repel the planes – which had their transponders turned off.
Security expert Will Geddes told The Sun: “What we’re increasingly seeing is incursions into NATO country airspace, whether that be Poland, quite recently on September 10, with drones, whether it be Romania, or now Estonia.
“This is becoming increasingly concerning, as NATO has a joint agreement in terms of protecting their airspace.”
He added: “I think what it really comes down to is the fact that Russia is testing NATO countries, and testing their aerial defence measures.”
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