Komarovsky Assessed Putin’s Health and Named His Main Problem

Yevhen Komarovskyi believes that in Vladimir Putin’s public appearances there are no obvious signs of serious physical health problems. Instead, the doctor noted the Russian president’s informational isolation and doubts about his mental state.

This was told by Yevhen Komarovskyi.

According to the doctor, Putin for his age looks quite active: he moves a lot, speaks at length, and does not display noticeable shortness of breath during appearances. Komarovskyi noted that by external signs alone he does not see a physical illness that could suddenly sharply affect the Russian president.

At the same time, any conclusions about Putin’s health he makes only based on his public behavior. A full assessment of a person's physical or mental state without personal medical examination is impossible.

The doctor named not physical health as Putin’s main problem, but the lack of access to objective information. In his view, the Russian president has existed for years in a closed information environment and receives data through reports prepared for him.

Komarovskyi compared this to the behavior of Donald Trump, though his own assessments of the U.S. president’s state are also not a medical diagnosis. He emphasized that Trump is actively immersed in the information flow, whereas Putin, in his view, is largely cut off from it.

As an example of such isolation, Komarovskyi cited Putin’s statements about the frontline situation. In particular, the Russian president reported on allegedly capturing Sloviansk, even though Ukrainian forces denied it.

In the doctor’s opinion, if Putin really believes in such reports, this means a serious deficit of reliable information. Komarovskyi stressed that this is especially dangerous given the scale of decisions the state leader makes.

Separately, he commented on popular rumors about Putin’s doubles. Komarovskyi does not consider this version convincing and calls it conspiratorial.

He explained this by saying that mimicking not only appearance but also facial expressions, gestures, voice, intonation, and manner at numerous public events would be extremely difficult. The doctor himself does not see grounds to believe the Kremlin regularly displays another man instead of Putin.

Komarovskyi also noted that he does not consider discussions about possible doubles practically important for Ukraine. According to him, much more concerning to him are Russian strikes and the coming winter.