Putin Expands His Security Service’s Staff Once Again—Fourth Time Since Invasion
The agency’s central office now has 812 staff after the fourth expansion since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, officials said.
- 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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The staff ceiling for the FSO central staff has now been increased from 785 to 812.
Putin has increased the staff of his guard Since <p>July 1, 2026, the central apparatus of the FSO of Russia has 812 military and civilian employees. The service protects the leadership of the Russian Federation</p>.
Vladimir Putin expanded the staff of the central office of the Federal Security Service to 812 people
Vladimir Putin expanded the staff of the central office of the Federal Security Service to 812 people.U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant held talks with Russian Finance Minister Siluanov, CNBC correspondent Cassella reported. During the conversation, the...
For the fourth time since ordering the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin has expanded his protective service’s central staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree expanding the central-office staff of Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO), according to Kommersant.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the central staff ceiling of the FSO to 812; the Head of State has adopted new regulations according to which the maximum number of security officers has increased by 27, transferring the RIA News to the RIA. "The establishment of a ceiling of 812 military and federal civil servants of the Central Staff of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation as of 1 July 2026," is noted in the tex…
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