President Vladimir Putin has referred to as in a trusted aide and former private bodyguard to be his eyes and ears in monitoring operations to expel Ukrainian forces from Russia, in accordance with two individuals accustomed to the choice.
Whereas there’s been no official Kremlin announcement of Alexey Dyumin’s function, he’s been tasked with overseeing the army and civilian response to the incursion into Russia’s Kursk border area and to report again to Putin, the individuals mentioned, asking to not be recognized discussing inside issues.
Putin named Dyumin as secretary of Russia’s State Council in Could, an influential submit on the physique that’s liable for growing “strategic objectives and duties of home and international coverage.” Nonetheless, he doesn’t have an official function on the Protection Ministry or the Federal Safety Service, which the president charged publicly on Monday with driving out Ukrainian forces from Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t reply to a request to remark.
Dyumin has been put accountable for operations within the area, mentioned Nikolai Ivanov, a lawmaker for Kursk in Russia’s decrease home of parliament, in accordance with RTVi media’s web site.
Russia has despatched reinforcements to attempt to quell Ukraine’s shock cross-border assault that’s now in its eighth day, the primary time since World Struggle II {that a} international army has seized a part of its territory. Ukraine’s military chief informed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy late Monday that his troops management 1,000 sq. kilometers (386 sq. miles) of Russian territory and that offensive operations are persevering with.
Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk is the largest assault inside Russia since Putin ordered the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine that was supposed to finish inside days and is now properly into its third yr.
Kursk area appearing Governor Alexey Smirnov informed Putin and prime officers on Monday that Ukraine had management of some 28 cities and villages over an space of about 480 sq. kilometers, and that 180,000 residents had been leaving their properties to flee the preventing.
Dyumin, 51, was amongst officers current on the assembly. The previous deputy protection minister and regional governor is a part of an internal circle of officers that play ice hockey with Putin. He as soon as claimed to have protected Putin from a bear as a bodyguard, and his elevation to the State Council prompted hypothesis that he’s being groomed as a possible successor as president.
He was deputy head of the particular operations division of Russia’s GRU army intelligence that was instrumental in Putin’s 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. He’s beneath US, UK and European Union sanctions.
Whereas there’s been no official Kremlin announcement of Alexey Dyumin’s function, he’s been tasked with overseeing the army and civilian response to the incursion into Russia’s Kursk border area and to report again to Putin, the individuals mentioned, asking to not be recognized discussing inside issues.
Putin named Dyumin as secretary of Russia’s State Council in Could, an influential submit on the physique that’s liable for growing “strategic objectives and duties of home and international coverage.” Nonetheless, he doesn’t have an official function on the Protection Ministry or the Federal Safety Service, which the president charged publicly on Monday with driving out Ukrainian forces from Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t reply to a request to remark.
Dyumin has been put accountable for operations within the area, mentioned Nikolai Ivanov, a lawmaker for Kursk in Russia’s decrease home of parliament, in accordance with RTVi media’s web site.
Russia has despatched reinforcements to attempt to quell Ukraine’s shock cross-border assault that’s now in its eighth day, the primary time since World Struggle II {that a} international army has seized a part of its territory. Ukraine’s military chief informed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy late Monday that his troops management 1,000 sq. kilometers (386 sq. miles) of Russian territory and that offensive operations are persevering with.
Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk is the largest assault inside Russia since Putin ordered the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine that was supposed to finish inside days and is now properly into its third yr.
Kursk area appearing Governor Alexey Smirnov informed Putin and prime officers on Monday that Ukraine had management of some 28 cities and villages over an space of about 480 sq. kilometers, and that 180,000 residents had been leaving their properties to flee the preventing.
Dyumin, 51, was amongst officers current on the assembly. The previous deputy protection minister and regional governor is a part of an internal circle of officers that play ice hockey with Putin. He as soon as claimed to have protected Putin from a bear as a bodyguard, and his elevation to the State Council prompted hypothesis that he’s being groomed as a possible successor as president.
He was deputy head of the particular operations division of Russia’s GRU army intelligence that was instrumental in Putin’s 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. He’s beneath US, UK and European Union sanctions.
