Elite Russian officers want to POISON Putin and replace him with a chosen successor to restore trade ties with West, Ukrainian intelligence officials say
- Ukrainian intelligence claims that Russian elites are planning to poison Putin
- They claim that the influential insiders are aghast at Russia's sanctions
- Reports claim that the group plans to instil the boss of the FSB as President
Russian elites have hatched a plot to 'poison' Vladimir Putin and instil a successor who will restore trade ties with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
According to Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence at the war-torn country's Ministry of Defence, a 'group of influential' individuals in Russia have begun plotting to remove the dictator from office.
The Ukrainian intelligence service says that FSB director Oleksandr Bortnikov is the chosen man to replace Putin - leading the agency which the successor to the fearsome KGB.
The Ukrainian intelligence service says that FSB director Oleksandr Bortnikov is the chosen man to replace Putin
Putin was the director of the Russian intelligence agency before he took the mantle of President and he and Bortnikov both served in the KGB together in Leningrad.
The insiders are reportedly incensed by the invasion of Ukraine's effect on the Russian economy which has been hard-hit by sanctions.
The Chief Directorate of Intelligence said: 'It is known that Bortnikov and some other influential representatives of the Russian elite are considering various options to remove Putin from power.
'In particular, poisoning, sudden disease, or any other 'coincidence' is not excluded.'
Bortnikov has fallen out of favour with Putin after military losses in the first three weeks of the Ukraine war - in which time he has also sacked eight generals.
Russia has lost an estimated 15,000 troops in Ukraine.
One Ukrainian intelligence source said recently: 'It is noteworthy that Bortnikov has recently been disgraced by the Russian dictator.
'The official reason for the disgrace of the FSB leader – fatal miscalculations in the war against Ukraine.
'Bortnikov and his department were responsible for analyzing the mood of Ukraine and the ability of the Ukrainian army.'
Bortnikov is believed to have a network of insiders working and living within Ukraine, where he ran a network of agents for many years.
A western source told the Daily Mirror: 'These rumours and suspicions within the Moscow inner-circle will sow the seeds of paranoia and doubt in the leadership.
Bortnikov has fallen out of favour with Putin after military losses in the first three weeks of the Ukraine war - in which time he has also sacked eight generals
'There is no doubt that as the Russian elite feel the pinch of sanctions that they will be looking at the future with an eye on what a catastrophe this war is for them - and it's going to get worse.
'There is a significant suspicion that a small number of people might actually now try to get rid of the Russian President but whether they will succeed remains to be seen.
'Certainly they are being given an awful lot of encouragement by various influential figures in the west and the feeling amongst most people is that enough is enough.
'Crucially, although Ukraine has suffered immensely from this invasion it has wrong-footed Russia's military at every step, predicting their military moves and crippling their forces.
'It is very possible that somebody has been leaking information and given every bit of encouragement to do so- perhaps with an offer of a future in the west or even in Russia itself.'
source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10633433/Elite-Russian-officers-want-POISON-Putin-replace-Ukrainian-intelligence-officials-say.html
Thousands are being taken from Mariupol and forced into labour in remote Russia
Thousands from the port city are being taken for forced labour into remote parts of Russia.
The Mariupol City Council said in a statement: 'The occupiers are forcing people to leave Ukraine for Russia. Over the past week, several thousand Mariupol residents have been taken to the Russian territory.'
According to the mayor and city council in Mariupol, those citizens are going to so-called filtration camps and 'then they're being relocated to very distant parts of Russia, where they're being forced to sign papers that they will stay in that area for two or three years and they will work for free in those areas.'
Liz Truss has condemned the 'abduction and deportation' of Ukrainians from the besieged city of Mariupol, in a move that has been likened to Nazi Germany.
The Foreign Secretary said she was 'appalled' by the reports and vowed for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be 'held to account' for his treatment of civilians during the invasion.
Civilians trapped in Mariupol city under Russian attacks, are evacuated in groups under the control of pro-Russian separatists, in Mariupol, Ukraine on March 20
Pro-Russian separatists carrying out strip-searches on some of the fleeing Ukrainian civilians in Mariupol on Sunday
This man (left) was asked to remove both his trousers and his top, even though it seemed to be snowing
Pro-Putin soldiers were wrapped up against the cold as they allowed civilians to leave Mariupol on Sunday, March 20
The Russian TASS news agency reported on Saturday that 13 busses were moving to Russia, carrying more than 350 people, about 50 of whom were to be sent by rail to the Yaroslavl region and the rest to temporary transition centres in Taganrog, a port city in Russia's Rostov region.
Russia's Defence Ministry said this month that Russia had prepared 200 busses to 'evacuate' citizens of Mariupol.
RIA Novosti agency, citing emergency services, reported last week that nearly 300,000 people, including some 60,000 children, have arrived in Russia from the Luhansk and Donbas regions, including from Mariupol, in recent weeks.
Feared Chechen special forces are fighting house-to-house in besieged Mariupol
source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10634037/Russia-issues-horrifying-ultimatum-Ukraine-bombing-art-school-sheltering-400.html
Putin loses ANOTHER top commander: Black Sea Fleet captain, 51, is ‘shot dead near Mariupol’ in latest hammer blow for invading troops
- Ukraine said it has shot dead the deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet
- First rank captain Andrey Paliy, 51, is the only senior naval officer allegedly killed
- It would mark yet another significant blow to Vladimir Putin's invading forces
Ukraine claimed today that its forces had shot dead the deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in another significant blow to Vladimir Putin's forces.
First rank captain Andrey Paliy, 51, is the only senior naval officer allegedly killed in the war in Ukraine, although Kyiv claims to have slain five army generals.
Col Sergei Sukharev, of the 331st Guards Parachute Assault Regiment from Kostroma, was killed on March 18 and Andrei Sukhovetsky, 47, was killed during a special operation by a sniper on March 3.
In addition, Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, commander of the army's 150th motorised rifle division, died fighting around the besieged city of Mariupol, Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, 45, was killed on March 7 outside the eastern city of Kharkiv, and Colonel Andrey Kolesnikov, Commander of the Guards Tank Kantemirovskaya Division, was killed in fighting on March 11.
First rank captain Andrey Paliy, 51, (pictured) was allegedly shot dead by Ukraine in another blow to Vladimir Putin's forces
Paliy is the only senior naval officer reportedly killed in the war in Ukraine so far
The 51-year-old was the deputy commander of Russian tyrant and alleged war criminal Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet
Paliy's death appeared to be confirmed by a Russian friend, Konstantin Tsarenko, secretary of the public council of the Sevastopol Nakhimov Naval School, although it has not been officially acknowledged by Moscow.
One account said that he had been involved with Russian marines attacks near Mariupol.
source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10632485/Putin-loses-commander-Black-Sea-Fleet-captain-51-shot-dead-near-Mariupol.html
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