VLADIMIR Putin’s propaganda machine has plunged to sick new depths after releasing a weird video showing to kill a Western model of Santa.

Footage exhibits a jolly Father Christmas hovering over the Kremlin in his sleigh – earlier than being blasted out of the sky in a fiery Russian explosion.

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The video was shared throughout Russian social media channels simply days after the tragic Azerbaijan Airways aircraft crash that killed 38 folks.

The Christmas Day catastrophe noticed the plane erupt right into a fireball amid stories that it was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile.

Russia‘s newest propaganda piece carries an eerie similarity to the real-life tragedy as Putin’s air defences are seen capturing down Santa in a calculated strike.

The social media video from Putin’s problematic propaganda machine options a conventional model of St Nick in his sleigh flying above a Russian Christmas market.

Behind the magical motor he seems to have Nato missiles and rockets as an alternative of presents.

The weapons carefully resemble Trident and Minuteman III ICBM missiles utilized by Nato forces.

As a can of Coca-Cola can be within the bushy bearded Santa’s hand.

This appears to point out the model of Father Christmas is a Western depiction within the evil eyes of Vlad and his cronies.

The crimson Mr Claus will be heard shouting: “Hey Russians, listed here are your presents, Joyful New Yr.”

Moments later an enormous rocket is distributed hurtling on the reindeer pulling the sleigh as an enormous fireball blast erupts.

A cloud of thick, white smoke billows above Moscow with Santa seemingly eradicated within the strike.

Within the celebratory Russian assault, fireworks explode as onlookers welcome within the New Yr.

A follow-up shot then exhibits a extra conventional Russian depiction of Santa sat subsequent to a Kremlin air defences operator.

This model of the festive good friend is wearing blue and is often known as white-bearded Grandfather Frost in Russia.

As he watches on, Grandfather Frost asks the operator: “That is it?”

The younger man, performed by widespread Russian TV actor Dmitry Melnikov, replies: “The goal has been destroyed.”

Russian Santa then proudly publicizes “we do not want something international in our skies”.

The video is being unfold on-line by propaganda Telegram channels.

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Soviet music synonymous with a well-known New Yr’s movie is being performed within the background of the video.

The film is titled ‘The Irony of Destiny, or Get pleasure from Your Bathtub!’.

Melnikov was requested in regards to the weird video following its launch however he has refused to disclose who made the mini-film, citing a non disclosure settlement.

The video has already been hit with complaints over its similarities to the doomed Azerbaijan Airways crash.

The Embraer 190 aircraft had been travelling from Baku, in Azerbaijan, to Grozny, in Russia’s Chechnya on Christmas earlier than it crash landed.

A number of stories have linked the tragedy to Russia since with many alleging the aircraft was attacked by air defence missiles.

An preliminary investigation reportedly discovered that the aircraft was hit by a Russian Pantsir-S air defence system, based on Azerbaijani authorities sources.

4 sources advised Reuters that the aircraft was downed because it flew over the nation.

A US official advised Reuters these feedback are “early indications” of what might have occurred and that it might level to “Russian recklessness”.

Euronews later mentioned the aircraft was focused by a surface-to-air missile from the Kremlin’s arsenal.

Russia is but to touch upon the crash with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refusing to handle it each yesterday and at this time.

On Wednesday, authorities in Russia and Kazakhstan each claimed the crash was brought on by a chook strike.

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