"Leader is concerned for his personal safety after the killings of top generals and an alleged attack on his personal residence"
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| Top Russian general Fanil Sarvarov was killed after a bomb detonated beneath his car in December |
"Russian president Vladimir Putin has amped up security precautions over fears of being assassinated, according to a leaked European intelligence report.
The 73-year-old leader is said to be so concerned about his personal safety that he spends weeks at an underground bunker in the Krasnodar region, according to CNN.
Bodyguards, cooks and photographers must be thoroughly screened before being near him and are unable to use their personal phones; instead, they are forced to use devices without any internet access.
It also alleges that Putin has stopped going to his residences in Moscow Oblast and Valdai, Novgorod Oblast. This appears to follow unverified claims that Ukraine attempted to attack the Russian president at his personal residence in the Novgorod region. US intelligence found that it had not been targeted, and Kyiv has denied the allegations.
The measures have also reportedly been put in place following the killing of a top general, Fanil Sarvarov, in December. Sarvarov was killed by a bomb planted under his car." . . .
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