Gleb Karakulov

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. Karakulov is in hiding with his family, and is one of the most highly ranking Russians to defect over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

References
  1. 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
  2. Elite Putin security officer Gleb Karakulov, who defected, says the Russian president is 'a war criminal' ABC News
  3. 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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