WATCH VIDEO: Russian President Vladimir Putin falls flat on face while playing ice-hockey, Twitter reacts

During the match, as Putin was waving to the cheering crowd, he stumbled on a rug and fell face-first on ice. He however immediately got up without any serious injury.

Image: YouTube screengrab

New Delhi: A video of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, at an annual ice-hockey game is going viral on social media and Twitterers are reacting hilariously to it. A video from Bolshoi Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where the Russian strongman was playing ice-hockey shows Putin falling flat with his face hitting the ice. During the match, as Putin was waving to the cheering crowd, he stumbled on a rug and fell face-first on ice. He however immediately got up without any serious injury. As per reports, Putin was in the middle of a victory and was acknowledging the crowd with a wave when the incident took place. The video immediately went viral with Tweeple posting hilarious reactions to it. As per reports, Putin scored eight goals during the friendly ice hockey match on Friday. He was waving to the crowd after beating the rival team 14-7. A video of the same was shared on YouTube by Salah Alzeer Here is how Twitter reacted:

#VladimirPutin his face on the ice ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/bWH0MrqQe3

— The Red, Right And You (@TheRedRight_You) May 11, 2019

#VladimirPutin in his true light! pic.twitter.com/GtMjltMPtc

— Paradox_Lena_Ghio (@LenaGhio) May 12, 2019

“Carpet dies of heart attack at age 39”

— Pete McQuarter (@pete_mcquarter) May 10, 2019

The ground beneath him was moved to Siberia.

— steve welsh☘️ (@steve8282) May 10, 2019

pic.twitter.com/g8M29I899u

— Sally Ambrose (@fjrsally) May 10, 2019