Kremlin boss Putin’s bodyguards are said to have been training in Moscow for a possible coup. This is reported by the Russian-language – and Kremlin-critical – platform «The Insider».
This exercise is said to have taken place on October 26. According to the report, the FSO, the defense service for the protection of the Russian president and government, had been practicing in the center of Moscow with military vehicles and armed security forces.
«Neutralization of terrorist threats»
It was a “planned tactical exercise to neutralize terrorist threats and protect the facilities of the highest government agencies”.
According to the report, the Presidential Guard is preparing its personnel for a “massive ideological attack”. Apparently there is great concern about an attempted coup. The platform has access to documents related to the exercises.
According to The Insider, Putin’s bodyguards are preparing in various ways to protect him from a coup. The exercises in Moscow are only a small part of the special measures planned in the event of an imminent fall of the dictator.
The documents also warn of the psychological impact security officials could experience in the event of a coup.
Bodyguards are warned not to hesitate
Thus, it is prepared for the fact that in the event of a coup, bodyguards may experience depression, isolation, uncertainty about the correctness of the actions of their superiors, a sense of fear and fear for their own lives.
It also warns that “foreign agents” could use methods to undermine them. It involves media reports, social network posts, even warnings against hypnosis against the Kremlin authorities. (EU)