Putin Retreating to Bunkers Amid Coup and Drone Fears, EU Intelligence Reports Claim
The dossier says surveillance, screening and travel limits have expanded as officials fear drone strikes, leaks and internal plotting.
- The Kremlin has dramatically increased personal security around President Vladimir Putin, installing surveillance systems in staffers' homes and restricting their movements, according to a European intelligence report obtained by CNN.
- Heightened security follows the December 22, 2025, assassination of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, while Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russian territory have intensified Kremlin fears of assassination and potential coups.
- Personnel close to the president face strict controls, including bans on public transport and mobile phones, while Putin spends extended periods in modernized bunkers in the Krasnodar region with pre-recorded footage used for public appearances.
- Following the March 5 arrest of Ruslan Tsalikov, a former deputy to Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, the Federal Protective Service expanded protection to 10 additional senior military commanders, intensifying elite tensions.
- Long-Range strike drones targeted Moscow on May 4, with debris landing roughly 3.7 miles from the Kremlin, underscoring threats as the war enters its fourth year and potentially straining military command effectiveness.
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Algemeen Dagblad
destentor.nlSecurity around Russian President Vladimir Putin has been drastically stepped up. According to a European intelligence report seen by CNN, the Kremlin increasingly fears attacks and even a possible coup. The measures go so far that the private lives of Putin’s closest associates are also under strict surveillance.
mannheim24.de
op-online.dePutin withdraws: A leaked report shows that the Russian leadership allegedly tightens its security arrangements.
Paranoid Putin 'taking refuge in bunkers' in fear of assassination
Vladimir Putin is scaling up his personal protection against a potential coup and assassination threats, according to a leaked intelligence report, as the Kremlin escalates security measures amid signs of mounting domestic opposition. The Russian leader is said to have largely abandoned his primary residences in Moscow and in Valdai, north-west of the capital, and “taken refuge in renovated bunkers”, according to the document attributed to an un…
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der Standard DEThe planned ceasefire around 9 May is only the latest statement of an increasing fear in the Kremlin of Ukrainian drones and local putschists
It seems to be increasingly unattainable – and apparently also increasingly fearful: according to a media report, Vladimir Putin is said to have largely withdrawn from the public out of fear of a possible coup. Consequently, the Kremlin chief lives under massively intensified security measures and allegedly spends whole weeks in bunkers.
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