Vladimir Putin.Secrets inside!

Putin's bodyguards are called Musketeers.

Putin's bodyguards, whom he calls his "Musketeers," form a special unit of the Russian Federal Protection Service, which has its roots in 1881.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the best-guarded leaders on the planet. The Russian head of state has a small circle of bodyguards, a personal army and a special presidential limousine designed to protect him from attacks.

His team is ready for action long before the Russian president reaches a certain point. His bodyguard is the best equipped and best trained team in Russia.

First of all, the team analyzes all possible threats: criminal activity, social disturbances, image perception and even the possibility of natural disasters, for example, earthquakes or floods in the region during the potential visit.

Throughout his itinerary, Vladimir Putin's bodyguard installs jamming systems and monitors all electronic devices (phones, laptops) of people who will be near the president.

The institution responsible for the security of the Russian president is called the Federal Protection Service (official name - "Russian Federal Guard Service"). The records and funding of its staff are partially classified, but half-official sources say it has more than 50,000 employees in total.

The people around Vladimir Putin should not be a pack of muscles, other qualities matter for the Russian leader. Thus, his bodyguards must have the skills of "operational psychology", ie they must be able to anticipate and prevent threats, without being detected by other people.

From a physical point of view, the persons guarding the President of Russia must be at most 35 years old, between 175 and 190 centimeters tall and weighing between 75 and 90 kilograms.

They are trained to withstand the cold wearing only thin and light suits (thick overalls can impede their movements) and not to sweat in the heat. Sometimes they need medication to do that.

During the "action", the guards are organized in four circles. The closest circle is his bodyguards, men who look menacing in suits, dark sunglasses, with a helmet in his ear and a suitcase. They have shields at hand to protect the president in the event of an armed attack.

However, it is not the guards in the "first circle" who are the most important, but the guards in the second circle. Unlike the former, they are completely unnoticed in the crowd, dressed formally and behaving discreetly, looking for potential attackers.

The black umbrella often appears and is not used when it is raining. However, it becomes very useful when the main character is involved in a melee. It instantly turns into various deadly weapons.

Although the bodyguard always wore it, it was not used many times, which led many to speculate that it could be a light rifle or a sword disguised as an umbrella.

That umbrella could be made of a very strong material that would not allow bullets, such as Kevlar, to pass through. Kevlar is a type of material developed in the United States in the 1960's. Its main feature is its high hardness and resistance to high temperatures. The strength is five times higher than that of steel, but the density is less than 20% of steel.

The outer layer of the umbrella is also covered with a thin layer of armor. Once a danger arises, after opening it will become a “bulletproof armor”, which is even thicker than a body armor. The entire black umbrella is larger than regular umbrellas, weighing more than three kilograms.

His bodyguards are equipped with special briefcases that serve as shields to protect Putin and carry Russian-made 9mm SR-1 Vektor pistols loaded with bullets piercing the armor.

Putin has people who have tasted his food before, for fear of being poisoned.

Putin also has someone who tastes food at every meal, a culinary organization whose members cook for heads of state and monarchs around the world. Tasters still exist, but only in the Kremlin, where a doctor checks every dish with the chef.

Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, all Russians who came to Putin's audience had to be quarantined for 14 days before meeting with him.