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Putin Expands Russia's Federal Protective Service Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict

WHY IT MATTERS

The expansion of the FSO's central staff may indicate a continued need for enhanced security measures in Russia, potentially tied to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the number of employees in the Federal Protective Service's central office from 785 to 812, effective July 1. This marks the fourth time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that the FSO's staffing level has been raised. The reason for the increase was not specified. Prior to the invasion, the staffing level had remained unchanged since 2010.

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For the fourth time since ordering the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin has expanded his protective service’s central staff

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