Alexei Dyumin won Putin’s trust by saving the president from ‘certain death’ by scaring off a bear that tried to break into a remote presidential residence
Intense rumors about the next defense minister of Russia after the removal of Sergei Shoigu (Prigozin’s demand for the agreement with Putin, which is still pending), are circulating in the Russian local media and social media.
The name of Alexei Dyumin, current Governor of the Tula Region (since 2016) and former deputy minister of defense and chief bodyguard of Putin, is heard as the new minister of defense.
Russian sources claim Aleksey Dyumin, Putin’s former bodyguard & current governor of the Tula region, expected to be Russia’s new Minister of Defense.
Shoigu expected to be removed from his post. pic.twitter.com/p699ttf5LC
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 25, 2023
It is even said that this was the man who unofficially helped broker an agreement with Prigozhinfollowing the Wagner mutiny – the most serious threat to Vladimir Putin in his 23 years in power.
Russian sources say Aleksey Dyumin, former bodyguard of Putin and current governor of the Tula region, might become the new Russian defense minister replacing Shoigu. They say it was him that unofficially resolved the conflict with Prigozhin. Surovikin might become Chief of GS. pic.twitter.com/jspX6bAk22
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) June 25, 2023
In the past, from 1999 to 2007, he served as chief security guard and aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin before being promoted to the leadership of the Special Operations Forces of the Russian army, where ehe oversaw the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
He is even said to have earned Putin’s trust by saving the president from “certain death” by scaring off a bear that tried to break into a remote presidential mountain residence.
⚡️ De Russ minister van Defensie Sjojgoe wordt zeer nicht uit zijn functie ontheven. Hij wordt opgevold door Aleksey Dyumin, de gouverneur van Tula. He was between 1999 and 2007 the personal security of Poetin. pic.twitter.com/fG6SvdOqcg
— Dénis van Vliet (@denisvanvliet) June 25, 2023
The following year he became Deputy Minister of Defence. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
Source :Skai
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