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Gleb Karakulov (Russian: Глеб Каракулов) is a Russian engineer and defector who attained the rank of captain in a field unit of the presidential communications department of the secretive FSO.[1][2] He was responsible for establishing secure communications for the Russian president and prime minister.
Gleb Karakulov | |
|---|---|
| Глеб Каракулов | |
| Born | October 12, 1987 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Captain of Russian Federal Protective Service |
On 14 October 2022, Karakulov flew with his wife and daughter to Turkey. He is in hiding with his family, and is one of the highest-ranking Russians to defect over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
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- ^ Former security officer tells of president’s strict quarantine and says he has ‘lost touch with the world’ Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer, The Guardian, April 5, 2023
- ^ Elite Putin security officer Gleb Karakulov, who defected, says the Russian president is 'a war criminal' ABC News
- ^ Insider with Putin's secretive security service defects from Russia, blasts former boss as 'war criminal' Caitlin McFall, Fox News, April 5, 2023
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