Parachute Horror Rocks Putin’s Military Holiday

GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Vladimir Putin’s Airborne Troops Day celebration over the weekend turned into a nightmare after a demonstrating paratrooper’s chute failed to open. The jump on Sunday at Vatulino airfield near Moscow was part of an event honoring the country’s airborne troops, but it took a dark turn when a 41-year-old veteran leaped from the plane. Spectators looked on as his parachute trailed behind him, never opening as he plummeted 2,000 feet, according to…