The recent trend of high-ranking officials, military personnel and political figures leaving Russia due to the economic sanctions imposed by the West, the war policies of the Putin regime, and the rise of anti-war resistance groups in Russia. The confessions of Putin's former special bodyguard, Gleb Karakulov, who fled Russia and is now living in a Western country, shed light on Putin's private life and his alleged bunker equipped with a secure communication line to the Russian embassy in Kazakhstan. Karakulov also revealed that Putin is traveling or residing on secure non-satellite trains, bunkers, and planes, and is mortally afraid of COVID, leading to strict anti-COVID measures in place for his safety. The departure of a senior intelligence officer like Karakulov is seen as a significant blow for Putin.
