On Wednesday, V. Putin flew to Kazakhstan. The visit, during which he will meet with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and participate in the Fifth Eurasian Economic Forum, will last until May 29.
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During V. Putin’s procession to the Independence Palace in Astana, where talks between the Russian and Kazakh leaders will take place, his limousine was surrounded by 14 motorcycles and two dozen cars. In the rear group was a military vehicle, believed to be an armored “Alan” car with a machine gun position on the roof, said OSINT analyst Kirill Mikhailov.
An analyst from the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) also noted that the vehicle looks like a “regular armored car with a semi-enclosed machine gun turret, from which the machine gun has been removed.”
On the roof of a vehicle in another car column was a device that K. Mikhailov assessed as a possible electronic warfare system.
According to an unnamed CIT official, this structure could be an electronic jamming device or a communications device.
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Moreover, judging by the published footage, in addition to the armored vehicles blocking access to V. Putin’s motorcade, there were also military personnel in camouflage uniforms with automatic rifles along the president’s car route.
Earlier, the Kazakhstan State Security Service announced that temporary traffic restrictions would be imposed in Astana during the Russian president’s visit. It was noted that under a special regime, “special state, law enforcement, and armed forces resources, including military aircraft and equipment,” would be used.
Spends a lot of time in bunkers
At the beginning of May, Financial Times sources reported that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) has significantly increased security measures around V. Putin in recent months. According to sources, V. Putin spends more time in underground bunkers due to growing concerns for his life related to a possible assassination attempt or coup.
An ambulance was also previously spotted in V. Putin’s motorcade.
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