Putin Appoints Ex-Bodyguard Dyumin to Oversee Defense of Kursk Region, Lawmaker Says - The Moscow Times
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President Vladimir Putin appointed his aide and former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin to oversee Russia’s military response to the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, a federal lawmaker said Tuesday, an apparent confirmation of rumors circulated earlier by Russian military bloggers. “Indeed, Alexei Gennadyevich Dyumin was summoned yesterday and tasked with supervising the counterterrorist operation,” State Duma lawmaker Nikolai Ivanov, whose district is in the Kursk region, told the RTVI broadcaster.
  • fuckingkangaroos@lemm.eeEnglish
    79·
    3 months ago

    Of course, a bodyguard will obviously be a master tactician with unrivaled logistics management capabilities. The Kremlin’s forces will be thrilled when he shows up and starts giving orders.

    In other words, Putin has almost nobody left he can actually trust, so he’s putting incompetent people in charge of critical functions.

    • Mikelius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      3 months ago

      Jesus Christ, I knew the Russian army was in a bad state, but not THAT bad a state. That’s some Himmler Volksturm shit right there.

    • Rusty@lemmy.caEnglish
      22·
      3 months ago

      You guys are thinking about Putin like he’s a politician, but he behaves like a mafiosi. For mafia loyalty is the most important quality. That’s why appointing a bodyguard to oversee something important makes sense to Putin.

      • Impound4017English
        15·
        3 months ago

        Bang on. You don’t make someone your bodyguard without trusting them, so this guy is a good pick from the perspective of maintaining power as an autocrat.

  • mindlight@lemm.eeEnglish
    13·
    3 months ago

    Everyone in Russia is so rich that generals don’t need to be generals anymore.

    Bodyguard has to take general jobs because the Russian economy is booming!

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    Bodyguard:

    “Right away, boss! Let me get my things from my room!”

    The door opens and closes. Putin hears the man leaping down some steps, and out the front door. “Truely, he will save me.” Putin thinks as he hears a car door open and slam shut, the turning of the engine that sputters to life that is quickly thrown into gear, and the hiss of gravel as the accelerator is jammed to the floor and the wheels spin crazily down the road. “Wait.” Putin mutters as horror dawns on his face. “His room was down the stairs and to the left!”

  • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Jared Kushner vibes.

    This has nothing to do with qualifications, and everything to do with loyalty. Putin is shaky.

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    Wasn’t there a parody streaming series recently that the ruler put their bodyguard in charge of the military?