http://www.rferl.org/content/putin-f.../24699549.html
Now the bad news is yes, I know... a couple of them died but the good news is that there's already a spoof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9mbm...layer_embedded 
Thank you, Mr. Putin, for the nice distraction today and for that I will never again say you look kinda like Dobby the house elf in Harry Potter (although now I have the "Dobby never meant to kill anyone. Dobby only meant to maim or seriously injure" scene stuck in my head).