Putin's ex‑bodyguard leads anti-terror operation in Kursk
14 August 2024 10:12
A former bodyguard of Vladimir Putin and currently the Secretary of the State Council operating at the Kremlin, Alexei Dyumin, has been appointed to lead the "anti-terrorist operation" in the Kursk region. The State Duma deputy from Kursk has confirmed unofficial reports from Russian media, Nikolai Ivanov.
Vladimir Putin's adjutant, Alexei Dyumin, is set to become the head of the "anti-terrorism operation" in the Kursk region. Although the Kremlin has not officially announced it, the reports from Russian media were confirmed in an interview with the Russian RTVI network by the State Duma deputy from Kursk, Nikolai Ivanov.
On Monday, Alexei Gennadyevich Dyumin was invited to a meeting with Putin and was entrusted with overseeing the anti-terrorism operation. The main task is to defeat the advancing units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the Kursk region, said Ivanov.
Putin's former bodyguard with a special mission in Kursk
Originating from Kursk, Dyumin was Vladimir Putin's chief bodyguard, later the governor of the Tula region, and a former deputy defence minister. He led the special forces that played a key role in the operation to annex Crimea. Currently, he is a trusted advisor to Putin and the Secretary of the State Council operating at the Kremlin.
According to reports, Dyumin is to be responsible not only for the actions of the army in the Kursk region controlled by Ukraine but also to oversee all local public administration bodies and security services in the danger zone.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian troops control 74 settlements in the Kursk region. Fighting is taking place along the entire front line.
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Source: RTVI, WP
