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Putin's secret railway, armored and empty wagons to arrive at his residences

2023-02-17 23:22:41Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Putin's secret railway, armored and empty wagons to arrive at his
Vladimir Putin

The scene dates back to the last time it seemed that a "normal" relationship with Russia was only a stone's throw away.

Stadium "Luzhniki" in Moscow, July 15, 2018. One hour left until the World Cup final. A relaxed and happy-looking Vladimir Putin does the honors in the grandstand hall.

He is approached by a fan of his, mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor, one of the highest paid and most famous athletes in the world.

The president, a great fan of these disciplines and a good former judoka, welcomes him with a smile.

The conversation is cordial. At the moment of greeting, the prospect asks if he can take a souvenir photo. Permission granted. McGregor makes the mistake of putting his arm around Putin's shoulders.

One of the five bodyguards present steps forward and with a decisive, if not threatening, gesture motions for him to immediately raise his hand.

The image of the power of the "Tsar" is also based on the myth of his inviolability.

In a personal security system that includes over five hundred agents, who are dedicated to him alone and is a constant source of legends, such as that of the ready-to-use sozi that would appear in certain and special situations.

A new voice must be added to the list, this time at least partially true.

Putin would use a secret railway network in the country to reach his main residences.

The news was published on Telegram by "Project" publications, an online newspaper founded by former "Rain" television editors, described as foreign agents and immigrants abroad.

"All the main houses of the president have been connected to railway lines and private stations have been built nearby," the "Project" reveals, citing at least three affected sites.

On the territory of the Valdai National Park, a railway station with a helipad has been identified near the village of Dolgiye Borody, about 435 km north-east of Moscow, the last residence before an estate of Putin.

Three local residents reported that the station and a special railway line were built especially for it.

According to satellite images, the Novo-Ogaryovo station appeared in 2015, which is located 400 meters from Putin's home in the Moscow region, where the president returns almost every evening.

He would hide behind a high fence, on which surveillance cameras are installed every 10 meters.

In 2017, a platform and a new railway branch appeared for a stop near the summer residence of Bocharov Ruchey in Sochi on the Black Sea.

The definition of "secret railroad" seems exaggerated. As well as the rumors generated on social networks by the "Project" investigation, that Putin would cross all of Russia, moreover the largest country in the world, on whose tracks he would be the only user.

The truth is that the "ad personam" stretch of the railway reaches several tens of kilometers and connects the stations or airports of the nearest cities with the presidential residences, or their surroundings.

Instead, it was the Dossier Center, an investigative project funded by former oligarch and Russian adversary Mikhail Khodorkovsky, that brought to light how Putin "prefers an armored personnel carrier, rather than presidential jets," when distances allow it to be used.

A custom that would have taken place since the beginning of the occupation of Ukraine.

Security measures regarding Putin have always been very strict and they intensified again in 2020 with the advent of the pandemic.

People who have to meet the president up close, according to various media, must spend fifteen days of isolation.

During a recent visit to St Petersburg for a re-enactment of the siege of Leningrad and to Volgograd for the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, Putin laid a bouquet of flowers at the respective monuments in perfect solitude.

Not a single person near him. It is said that on these occasions, the president's figure is always protected by invisible bulletproof glass shields placed behind his back.

And when it rains, his staff also includes Kevlar-reinforced protective umbrellas.

Not to mention the rest. News of the armored train generated caustic comments on Ukrainian propaganda accounts on Telegram, which compared Putin to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who famously uses the train exclusively.

Unfortunately for Kiev, there are differences. Not only in relation to modes of transport.


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