Reuters: Faulty door handle sabotages Putin's inspection of military equipment
An effort to show off the superiority of Russian military equipment backfired on Thursday when the door handle of a jeep fell off just as President Vladimir Putin was inspecting the vehicle.
The Kremlin leader was being shown an array of military vehicles parked outside his residence in the southern resort of Sochi, including a Russian-made UAZ Patriot pick-up truck equipped with heavy machine guns.
When Putin tried to open the front passenger-side door, it would not budge, according to a Reuters reporter at the event.
Lieutenant-general Alexander Shevchenko, part of the military delegation showing off the equipment, came to Putin's aid, but when he grabbed the door handle, it came away in his hand.
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More News On Russian President Putin's Military Inspection
Door handle breaks as Putin inspects Russian military jeep -- BBC
Handle Comes Off Putin’s Military Upgrade in Patriot Test -- Bloomberg
Putin Loses Handle On Military Inspection -- RFE
Kremlin dismisses UAZ vehicle ripped-off door handle incident with humor -- TASS
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