Vladimir Putinhas retreated to living in bunkers where he works "for weeks" amidnew fears of a coup,a report citing a Western intelligence agency has claimed. Security has been massively increased aroundthe Kremlin dictatorwho has abandoned his favourite palaces, fearing they could be targets of drone strikes—by his own entourage.
The new analysis cites an unnamed Western intelligence agency and is revealed by the independent Russian news outlet Important Stories. “Since the beginning of March 2026, the Kremlin andVladimir Putinhave been concerned about a leak of sensitive information and, at the same time, about the risk of a plot or coup attempt against the Russian president,” said the report from Important Stories. “In particular, he fears the use of drones for a possible assassination attempt by members of the Russian political elite.”
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His Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu - who was Minister of Defence for the first years of the war - is “associated with the risk of a coup attempt”.
A bid to weaken Shoigu came last month with the arrest of his former deputy Ruslan Tsalikov, under suspicion of corruptly amassing an eye-watering fortune of almost £50 million in family assets.
Shoigu was first linked with coup fears last month.
The claims are based on the analysis of “an intelligence service of aEuropean Unioncountry”. The state is not named.
The Federal Protective Service (FSO) has “significantly tightened security measures” around Putin, says the report.
“Visitors to the Presidential Administration undergo two levels of screening, including a full body search by FSO officers,” said the report.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
