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Presidential Security Service (Russia)

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Presidential Security Service of Russia
Служба безопасности президента России
Common namePresidential Security Service
AbbreviationSBP
Agency overview
FormedNovember 11, 1993
(27 years ago)
Preceding agency
Employees2,500
Annual budgetClassified
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyRUS
Operations jurisdictionRUS
Governing bodyFederal Protective Service (Russia)
Constituting instrument
  • Law On State Protection
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersThe Kremlin, Moscow
Agency executive
  • Alexey Rubezhnoy, Commander
Parent agencyFederal Protective Service, FSO
Child agency
  • Psychological Analysis Directorate
Notables
Anniversary
  • November 11

The Presidential Security Service (SBP) (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of the President of Russia and the Prime Minister of Russia with their respective families and residences. It traces its origin to the USSR's Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB. The first official that served as the head of the agency was Alexander Korzhakov, a general of the KGB. [citation needed]

Structure and command

From 2000 to 2013, the position of the head of the Presidential Protection Service was held by the General Viktor Zolotov. [citation needed]

The agency had about 2,500 personnel in 2007, as suggested by a publication in the Western press.[1]

Psychological Security Dept.

The Psychological Security Department is the branch of the Presidential Security Service that is responsible for analyzing intelligence about threats to the life of the president. The Department operates a panel of experts from several intelligence services, such as GRU, FSB, and SVR.

Heads of Presidential Security Service

See also

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Julian (2007-12-20). "The Funding of the Power Agencies of the Russian State". The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies. Pipss.org (in French) (6/7). doi:10.4000/pipss.562. ISSN 1769-7069.