Russian President Vladimir Putin is being seen by an oncologist - this is the conclusion of the joint investigative project of the Russian publications Current Time and Radio Liberty. In particular, such data was officially confirmed by information on the public procurement website of the Central Clinical Hospital, which is subordinate to the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.

In April 2022, the Proekt publication published an investigation about the doctors of the Central Clinical Hospital who regularly accompany Vladimir Putin on trips around Russia.. After analyzing the public procurement data, the journalists found that Putin is most often accompanied by a surgeon specializing in thyroid cancer and ENT.. On various trips, the Russian was accompanied by six to 13 specialists.

However, in the fall of 2022, the data disappeared from the system.. Now documents cannot be found through the search bar, and when you go to the page, a message appears that information about the contract should not be posted on the site.

Judging by the procurement data published before the classification, in 2022 all the same doctors of the Central Clinical Hospital continued to accompany Putin on trips and vacations in Russian sanatoriums.

Earlier, Newsweek, citing representatives of American intelligence, reported that in April 2022, Vladimir Putin underwent treatment for a progressive form of cancer.. This information was confirmed by a source of investigators who works in a large Russian cancer center and is familiar with the treatment of the Russian dictator..

Journalists note that the costs of ensuring the health of the president can be classified according to the amendments to the law " At the same time, the decision on whether to classify purchases or not is made by the institution itself..