While Putin was long rumored to utilize body doubles, a Ukrainian intelligence official recently claimed he had evidence proving the Russian leader uses “at least three” doppelgangers.
“We know specifically about three people that keep appearing, but how many there are, we don’t know,” Major General Kyrylo Budanov said in March. “They all had plastic surgery to look alike.”
“The one thing that gives them away is their height,” he continued. “It’s visible in videos and pictures. Also gesturing, body language and earlobes, since they are unique for every person.”
