Putin Expands His Security Service’s Staff Once Again—Fourth Time Since Invasion
- On Monday, August 31, Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the Federal Protective Service's central staff allowance from 785 to 812 people.
- This marks the fourth such increase since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Kremlin officials voice fears over potential assassination attempts involving drones or coup scenarios.
- The agency, which guards residences and facilities, has also expanded its priority-protection roster to include at least 10 senior military figures.
- Putin has significantly adjusted his movements in recent months, suspending visits to usual residences like Valdai and operating from hardened, modernized bunkers in the Krasnodar region.
- Insiders cited by The Economist suggest the nearly five-year war is perceived as a failure by the Russian elite, fueling fears that failing to capture the Donbas region could endanger the leader.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree expanding yet another central apparatus of the Federal Security Service (FSO) - the fourth since the start of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, reports the independent Russian publication The Moscow Times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree once again expanding the leadership of the Federal Protective Service (FSO), which provides bodyguards to the country's most important officials, for the fourth time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, The Moscow Times reported.
President Vladimir Putin has been steadily expanding his security apparatus since the start of the war in Ukraine. The latest presidential decree increased the maximum number of employees at the central office of the Federal Protective Service (FSO) from 785 to 812. This is the fourth reinforcement of the security apparatus since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, writes the website of The Moscow Times.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a decree to re-enhance the FSO central apparatus, which is the fourth expansion of the state since the full-scale invasion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the staff of the Federal Security Service from 785 to 812 employees. The expansion of the number of guards for the head of state and the administrative apparatus is taking place for the third year in a row, The Insider writes. Since the end of 2022, this increase has been 12%, "Focus" calculates. For comparison, before the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of FSO employees had not changed for …
The staff ceiling for the FSO central staff has now been increased from 785 to 812.
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