Presidential Security Service (Russia)
| Presidential Security Service of Russia Служба безопасности президента России | |
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Ninth Chief Directorate (KGB) | |
| Employees | 2,500 |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Russia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Russia |
| Governing body | Federal Protective Service (Russia) |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | The Kremlin, Moscow |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Federal Protective Service, FSO |
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The Presidential Security Service (SBP) (
Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB. The Agency was founded by Boris Yeltsin in November 1993, headed by Aleksandr Korzhakov, a general of the KGB.[1]
Structure and command
From 2000 to 2013, the position of the head of the Presidential Protection Service was held by the General Viktor Zolotov. [citation needed]
The agency had about 2,500 personnel in 2007, as suggested by a publication in the Western press.[2]
The Psychological Security Department is the branch of the Presidential Security Service that is responsible for analyzing intelligence about threats to the life of the president. The Department operates a panel of experts from several intelligence services, such as
FSB, and SVR.[citation needed
]
Heads of Presidential Security Service
- Alexander Korzhakov (1991–1996)
- Yuri Krapivin (1996)
- Anatoly Kuznetsov (1996–2000)
- Viktor Zolotov (May 18, 2000 – September 2013)
- Oleg Klementiyev (September 2013 – June 2015)
- Dmitry Kochnev (June 2015 – May 2016)
- Alexey Rubezhnoy (since June 2016)
See also
- Federal Protective Service (FSO)
- Kremlin Regiment
- Presidential Security Service (Belarus)
- Praetorian Guard
References
- ^ Andreev, Vasily (1997-02-01). "Elections and the Russian Secret Services". Jamestown. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ISSN 1769-7069.