Vladimir Putin was spotted limping during an unanticipated visit to eastern Ukraine last week, as reported by RadarOnline.com, raising new concerns about the purportedly declining health of the 70-year-old Russian leader.

Recent speculations and reports have suggested that Putin is suffering from cancer, and his noticeable limp while disembarking from a helicopter in the Ukrainian city of Kherson last week added fuel to the fire.

The Daily Star reported that the allegedly unwell Russian strongman was observed "shuffling" through the Kherson headquarters of the Russian military before meeting with the leaders of the Dnieper army group and airborne forces.

"It is important for me to hear your opinion on how the situation is developing, to listen to you, to exchange information," Putin reportedly stated during the visit.

The Russian leader was allegedly seen limping again as he departed Kherson for the Ukrainian city of Luhansk, where he was scheduled to meet with a top Russian general at a national guard base.

As previously reported by RadarOnline.com, Putin's visit to eastern Ukraine last week was his second trip to the conflict-ridden country since initiating the invasion in February 2022.

Last month, during another purported visit to Ukraine, Putin faced ridicule for allegedly sending a body double to Mariupol due to his purportedly worsening health.

This week, the Russian leader was mocked once more for allegedly dispatching another Putin lookalike to Kherson and Luhansk. The anti-Putin Telegram channel General SVR claimed that the man who visited Ukraine just before the Orthodox Easter holiday last week was not the real Putin.

"A man resembling the president of Russia continues to travel through the occupied territories of Ukraine," reported the Telegram channel. "The recent visits by the doppelgänger to Crimea and Mariupol pleased Putin and his entourage so much that it was decided to continue such events."

"It is necessary to convince the Russians that Putin visits the front line under bullets and with personal courage raises the morale of soldiers and disgraced generals before the upcoming counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops," the channel added.

"The fact that this does not work as intended, no-one tells the president."

Meanwhile, Putin allegedly received emergency first aid earlier this month after experiencing a "partial loss of sensation" in half of his body, a symptom Kremlin insiders linked to the Russian leader's ongoing fight with cancer.