{"id":104612,"date":"2026-02-25T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/putin-calls-for-increased-protection-for-officials-after-moscow-explosion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:58:59","slug":"putin-calls-for-increased-protection-for-officials-after-moscow-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/putin-calls-for-increased-protection-for-officials-after-moscow-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin calls for increased protection for officials after Moscow explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"478\"><strong>The President of Russia, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vladimir Putin<\/span><\/span>, has asked the Federal Security Service (<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">FSB<\/span><\/span>) and other security structures to &#8220;increase the level of protection&#8221; for officials of the Ministry of Defense, employees of enterprises in the military-industrial complex, as well as representatives of state and local authorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"831\">The statement was made during an FSB board meeting. Putin stated that the measures target all individuals &#8220;constantly threatened by the regime in Kiev&#8221;. He called for an intensification of protection activities in border regions and on Ukrainian territories under Russian control. He also called for a strengthening of the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"866\">Context: the explosion in Moscow<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"1064\">The statements came after the explosion of a traffic police car in the Savelovsky Station area of Moscow, which occurred on the night of February 23. As a result of the incident, a police officer died.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1464\">Investigators reported that the suspect, a 22-year-old man from Udmurtia, would have &#8220;self-detonated&#8221;. Putin argued that it was a case of &#8220;online recruitment&#8221; and that the explosive device had been delivered to him, being detonated remotely later. The Russian leader stated that the suspect &#8220;probably didn&#8217;t even know exactly what he was doing&#8221; and emphasized the need for additional measures from the FSB.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1464\">Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/02\/24\/putin-potreboval-usilit-zaschitu-generalov-ichinovnikov-posle-vzriva-mashini-dps-vmoskve-a187995\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has asked the Federal Security Service (FSB) and other security structures to &#8220;increase the level of protection&#8221; for officials of the Ministry of Defense, employees of enterprises in the military-industrial complex, as well as representatives of state and local authorities. 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