A BRITISH satirical magazine has been sent death threats after printing a story saying Vladimir Putin has a tiny todger.

The Daily Squib published a “tongue in cheek” article suggesting the  Russian leader invaded Ukraine because he has a “micro penis”.

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The editor, Aur Esenbel, claims writers at the 17-year-old site have since been told they would be stabbed, shot and run over for mocking the despot.

In a jokey editorial, “experts” said the debilitating impediment made Putin “constantly angry”.

It read: “You ever wonder why Putin is so angry and aggressive all the time?

“According to medical experts, it is because he has micropenis syndrome.

“It is common knowledge within the ranks that Putin’s penis measures 1.2cm in length even when erect.

“Psychologically, this impediment is presumed to affect his general nature as it is practically impossible to make love to a woman or carry out other functions normally.”

The story sparked fury from irate Russian readers, who vowed to murder the journalists involved.

In a string of terrifying website comments, reporters were told they would be shot, stabbed and run over for daring to mock the tyrant.

An investigation by The Daily Squib suggested the threats originated in Russia.

The magazine has since added additional security measures to its website and its writers no longer have direct email addresses to stop them being “harassed by overseas mobsters”.

The Daily Squib was also targeted in three separate Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, which aim to cripple a website by overwhelming it with huge volumes of internet traffic.

Two of the attacks failed, but one was successful and took it offline for seven days.

Editor Aur Esenbel said: “Like all satirical news outlets, The Daily Squib is no stranger to criticism and the odd ‘strongly worded…