The dramatic line racing around social media hints at a single, decisive blast in Russia that has supposedly ended Vladimir Putin’s rule. It taps into real images of burning refineries, shattered air bases and smoking rail lines — but as of the latest verified information, there has been no confirmed event that “finished” Putin or toppled his government.

What is documented through 2024 is a pattern of high‑impact explosions inside Russia, many linked to the war in Ukraine and internal sabotage:

• Drone and missile strikes on oil refineries, fuel depots and ammunition plants, some deep inside Russian territory.
• Blasts at military airfields and logistics hubs feeding the front.
• Major symbolic hits like repeated attacks on infrastructure tied to the Crimean bridge and the Black Sea Fleet.

These incidents have damaged key assets, embarrassed the Kremlin and exposed gaps in Russian air defense. They also feed elite anxiety and public fatigue with a long war. Yet Putin still controls the security services, state media and most political institutions; no credible source reports that he has been removed or that the regime has collapsed.

Analysts warn that headlines declaring “Putin Is FINISHED” risk turning complex, grinding pressure on the Russian system into a misleading, Hollywood‑style climax. The more useful question isn’t whether one explosion ended his rule, but how accumulating strikes, sanctions, battlefield losses and internal dissent are slowly reshaping Russia’s capacity — and what that means for the war’s next phase.