Top related persons:
Top related locs:
Top related orgs:

Search resuls for: "General SVR"


3 mentions found


The Kremlin is using them to gauge Russian reactions, intelligence spokesperson Andriy Yusov said. "It's an internal story that is intended for an internal Russian audience," Yusov told NV Radio. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Kremlin is using fake rumors about President Vladimir Putin's death to gauge Russian reactions, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. "It's an internal story that is intended for an internal Russian audience," Yusov told NV Radio, per Ukrainska Prava. Last week's claims prompted Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, to dismiss speculation about Putin's health on two occasions.
Persons: Andriy Yusov, Yusov, , Vladimir Putin's, Putin, HUR, Ukrainska, d'état, Putin's, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov Organizations: Radio, Service, Kremlin, Defense, Main Intelligence Directorate, Ukrainian NV, Ukrainska Pravda, SVR Locations: Ukraine, Kremlin, Russian
The Kremlin has issued a denial after a prominent Russian Telegram account said Putin had a heart attack. The anonymous account, General SVR, regularly pumps out fascinating claims about Putin. There's good reason to be highly skeptical of the account, experts have told Insider. They originated in a post by the anonymous Russian Telegram account General SVR, an infamous source of juicy but unsubstantiated tales about Putin and his circle. The General SVR Telegram account, with more than 390,000 followers across three accounts, is a major purveyor of such rumors.
Persons: Putin, , breathlessly, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, General SVR —, pooped, Lucy Birge Organizations: Russian Telegram, SVR, Service, Kremlin, TASS, General SVR Telegram, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, General SVR, New York Times Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia
The Russian Telegram account General SVR is a source of many juicy tabloid stories about Putin. Experts on Russian media strongly doubt the account, and say it does more harm than good. They attributed them to a single, anonymous source: the mysterious Telegram account known as General SVR. Among those used to more rigorous documenting of Russia's secrets, General SVR prompts open derision. Soon after his questioning, the General SVR channel made a post denying any connection to Solovey.
Total: 3