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LiberalArkie

(19,388 posts)
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 07:25 AM Dec 31

Weird news: Russia's Mysterious 'Doomsday Radio' Plays Swan Lake After Alleged Putin Assassination Attempt

Russia’s mysterious shortwave radio station UVB-76, widely known as Russia’s “Doomsday Radio” or “The Buzzer,” has sparked fresh global speculation after it unexpectedly began broadcasting music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The eerie transmission emerged amid heightened tensions, following Kremlin threats of retaliation over an alleged drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, a claim Ukraine has firmly denied, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling the allegations “Russian lies.”




Listeners reported that alongside Swan Lake, the broadcast also included an old Soviet-era song, allegedly with altered lyrics celebrating an attack on Kyiv, according to Russian outlet RU Life. While music has occasionally aired on UVB-76, such events are extremely rare and historically loaded with symbolism.
In Russian political history, Swan Lake carries a powerful meaning. The ballet was repeatedly broadcast on state television during moments of national crisis, most notably during the failed 1991 coup against Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as during the deaths of Soviet leaders in the 1980s. Over time, it became a cultural shorthand for political instability, leadership vacuums, and the end of an era.




https://www.timesnownews.com/world/europe/end-for-putin-russias-mysterious-doomsday-radio-uvb-76-plays-swan-lake-after-alleged-assassination-attempt-article-153373004
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Weird news: Russia's Mysterious 'Doomsday Radio' Plays Swan Lake After Alleged Putin Assassination Attempt (Original Post) LiberalArkie Dec 31 OP
Moody Teen OC375 Dec 31 #1
There was NO attempted assassination of Putin with drones by Ukraine Chasstev365 Dec 31 #2
Would assasinating Putin be an acceptable strategy for Ukraine? Buckeyeblue Dec 31 #3
Yes, indeed. Especially since when this supposedly happened, I believe that Zelenskyy was meeting with Trump. LiberalArkie Dec 31 #5
Come on, ice cream! Kid Berwyn Dec 31 #4
Not really unusual Renew Deal Dec 31 #6

Chasstev365

(7,254 posts)
2. There was NO attempted assassination of Putin with drones by Ukraine
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 07:40 AM
Dec 31

The only one who lies with such ease as Putin is the Orange Shit Stain on America; Dime-Store Mussolini.

Buckeyeblue

(6,236 posts)
3. Would assasinating Putin be an acceptable strategy for Ukraine?
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:28 AM
Dec 31

And if you were Putin and had successfully survived an assassination attempt, wouldn't you blame Ukraine? You would never want to admit there had been a coup attempt. Especially if you felt like your power was weakening.

I think there is more to this story.

LiberalArkie

(19,388 posts)
5. Yes, indeed. Especially since when this supposedly happened, I believe that Zelenskyy was meeting with Trump.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:34 AM
Dec 31
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