GENERALS PERISH IN PUTIN PURGE

Body count topping 24

PARANOID Kremlin kingpin Vladimir Putin is continuing to purge former pals, according to sources who claim he ordered the mysterious deaths of two generals who knew too much about the bloodthirsty dictator.

Imprisoned Gen. Gennady Lopyrev, 69, who built the evil leader’s $1.4 billion cliffside Gelendzhik palace funded by embezzled cash, fell ill in his cell Aug. 14 and died the next day. Sources say his symptoms resembled poisoning, which is one of Putin’s favorite murder weapons.