Conflicts

Ukraine's assault on Russian territory in the Kursk border region began on Aug. 6. Ukrainian troops crossed the border with Russia more than a week ago now and immediately advanced briskly. And that went surprisingly smoothly. An absolute humiliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who responded by sending his fated successor to the region in question. 'Operation Revenge' takes off.

By the way, the name of Putin's former bodyguard, Alexei Dyumin, is surfacing more and more emphatically in the catacombs of the Kremlin. Indeed, Russia is already considering the possibility that this man might become Putin's successor.

Dyumin was recently appointed secretary of the State Consultative Council, and his appointment has prompted speculation about his possible succession. Dyumin joined the Russian Federal Guard (FSO) in 1995 and was responsible for Putin's security during his first two terms in office. From 2016 to the present, he served as governor of the Tula region. Also worth mentioning is his position as deputy head of the Russian Central Intelligence Unit (GRU) in 2014, a unit that played a key role in the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. For this, he was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2018 and by the United Kingdom in 2023, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began.

Alexei Dyumin has now been appointed a "wrecking angel," according to Russian media, and is expected to reclaim the 1,000 square kilometers of divorced soil within a short time. The 51-year-old Dyumin is Putin's former bodyguard and grew up in the Kursk region. Dyumin was thus given the onerous task by Putin himself of chasing Ukrainians back to their own country. 

(SR for Tagtik/Illustration picture: Pixabay)