Russia's most secret service: The country has a professional anti-mafia team. All the most high-profile criminal cases of recent times related to corruption and fraud were conducted by the group of FSB General Sergei Korolev. At the beginning of July, Sergei Korolev
The building of the FSB of the Russian Federation on Lubyanka Square (Photo: Oleg Kharseev/Kommersant)
On Wednesday, July 27, two high-ranking ICR employees detained in a bribery case have changed : They were charged. At the same time, the Basmanny Court searched the head Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov in a smuggling case involving St. Petersburg businessman Dmitry Mikhalchenko. Belyaninov himself remained in the status of a witness, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Behind the most high-profile criminal cases of recent times is a team of FSB officers led by General Sergei Korolev, who until recently headed the Internal Security Directorate (USB) of the FSB, and in early July received command of the Service economic security(SEB) FSB.
A native of St. Petersburg
In the early 2000s, Korolev served in the Economic Security Service of the St. Petersburg department of the FSB. In 2004, with the rank of major, he wrote a report on his transfer to the active reserve of the Federal Tax Service, Fontanka wrote.
Subsequently, he became an adviser to Anatoly Serdyukov, who held the post of Minister of Defense at that time. In the military department, Korolev oversaw the Main Intelligence Directorate. After Serdyukov’s resignation (he left his post in 2012), Korolev was appointed head of the CSS.
An RBC interlocutor close to the leadership of the special service says that Korolev has long had great ambitions, including in career terms.
The first high-profile cases
In February 2014, it was the Sixth Service that detained the heads of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption (GUEBiPK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The operation was supervised by the deputy head of the CSS Oleg Feoktistov.
Former head of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Denis Sugrobov, during the consideration of the investigation's request for arrest in the Basmanny Court. May 2014 (Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS)
For the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this confrontation ended with the arrest of several high-ranking employees who were put on trial, and layoffs in the GUEBiPK. Kolesnikov committed suicide.
The next high-profile criminal cases in which CSS officers were involved were investigations against the Governor of Sakhalin, Alexander Khoroshavin, and against the Governor of Komi, Vyacheslav Gaizer, and almost 20 other people. For the first time in Russian history, the head of the region (Gaiser) was.
Fight against smuggling
In the fall of 2015, CSS officers began monitoring a St. Petersburg businessman. In March, he was detained and charged with smuggling alcohol. Companies associated with him also appear in the “Ministry of Culture case.”
“The FSB has accumulated a lot of material on Mikhalchenko, but the go-ahead came literally a month ago,” said an RBC source close to the St. Petersburg FSB department in March, when Mikhalchenko was arrested. Mikhalchenko's wiretapping revealed all of his business connections, notes another interlocutor in the intelligence service.
Businessman Dmitry Mikhalchenko in the Basmanny District Court. March 2016 (Photo: Andrey Nikerichev/AGN “Moscow”)
Mikhalchenko’s case is not the only case of smuggling that the Internal Security Service is dealing with. At the end of 2015, management became interested in the company's business. Among the persons involved in the investigation was the head of the 7th Department of Directorate “K” (it deals with counterintelligence support in the credit and financial sphere) of the FSB Economic Security Service, Vadim Uvarov.
Replacement in the FSO
The connection with Mikhalchenko affected the career of one of the country’s most senior security officials -.
Murov worked for several years with Mikhalchenko’s business partner Nikolai Negodov in the regional department of the FSB. Murov, Mikhalchenko, Negodov lived in the same village on the shores of Lake Valdai in the Novgorod region.
At the end of May, by the decision of President Murov. Press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov explained the dismissal Murova his advanced age.
Although there was talk about Murov’s imminent dismissal due to the expiration of the age limit for those in the civil service, it was contacts with Mikhalchenko that became decisive factor, which pushed the political heavyweight to leave, a senior official noted in a conversation with RBC federal official and interlocutor close to the presidential administration.
Resigned FSO Director Evgeniy Murov (Photo: Maxim Shemetov/TASS)
Reshuffles in the FSB
Governor Kirov region Nikita Belykh in the Basmanny Court. June 2016 (Photo: Sergey Vedyashkin/AGN “Moscow”)
The detention of Belykh was not previously agreed upon with the country's leadership, insists RBC's interlocutor close to the intelligence service. However, according to him, the actions of the operatives fit into the general policy of “cleansing the ranks” in the run-up to the elections.
RBC's interlocutors close to the Kremlin confirmed to RBC that for many in the presidential administration the case against Belykh came as a surprise.
Investigators' case
In mid-July, operatives of the Economic Security Service, which by this time had already been headed by Korolev, detained high-ranking employees of the Investigative Committee, including the head of the department of interdepartmental interaction and the agency’s own security, Mikhail Maksimenko, whom RBC sources close to the intelligence service, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin.
According to Novaya Gazeta, the FSB Counterintelligence Service began working on security forces in connection with the case of thief in law Shakro Molodoy at the beginning of the year. But now this case is being promptly accompanied by the SEB, led by Korolev.
The official representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, and the chairman of the department, Alexander Bastrykin, did not comment on the arrests for 24 hours, after which they called the arrests of the investigators “self-purification” of the Investigative Committee.
Two of RBC's FSB interlocutors insist that Bastrykin was informed about the criminal case at the last moment.
Searches at the Federal Customs Service
On July 26, FSB operatives, together with employees of the Investigative Committee, unexpectedly visited the home and office of Belyaninov, as well as his subordinates. According to ICR representative Vladimir Markin, investigative actions took place within the framework of the Mikhalchenko case - the same one that started the CSS under Korolev.
Head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation Andrey Belyaninov (Photo: Vladimir Fedorenko/RIA Novosti)
Belyaninov remained in the status of a witness, but a high-ranking federal official and an RBC interlocutor close to the leadership of the FSB said that he wrote a letter of resignation at the beginning of the year.
The security forces' claims against Belyaninov are related to the investigation of several criminal cases of smuggling, according to two RBC interlocutors in the FSB. According to them, important factor There was also a change of leadership in the Economic Security Service of the FSB (it is this unit that is responsible for the Federal Customs Service).
Whose initiative
“First, expansion and suppression of competitors, and then a complete change of leadership - [this is how] the situation is developing in the key department of economic security of the FSB, which first, together with the Internal Security Service, the FSB destroyed GUEBiPK MIA (Sugrobov case ), and then the entire management team changed. With some inevitable elements of reactivity, all this gives the impression of a complex, pre-built combination,”
Scandals continue in the key division of the FSB, the Economic Security Service, which, despite the closeness of this structure, are increasingly becoming public. Not long ago, after the initiation of criminal cases related to smuggling and bribery, his post lost the head of the service, Yuri Yakovlev, who was politely sent into retirement. But the scandals did not stop there. One gets the impression that a large-scale purge is underway, aimed at eliminating the clans and corruption chains that have developed in the service. Employees of the FSB SEB appear in the most unexpected criminal cases.
In particular, as Kommersant learned, an unexpected turn occurred in the case of extortion of $800 thousand from the head Federal service on regulation of the alcohol market (RAR) Igor Chuyan. One of the two accused, a former officer of the Economic Security Service (SEB) of the FSB Maxim Tsukanov, in court fully admitted his guilt, asking for a reduced sentence. The defense of the second defendant, FSB senior lieutenant Igor Korobitsin, insists on his innocence.
Case of extortion of $800 thousand from the head of the RAR obeys in the garrison military court of Moscow for several months now. The hearings are coming to an end - the court soon intends to begin debate between the parties. At one of the last meetings, the defendant, former senior lieutenant of the SEB FSB Maxim Tsukanov, fully agreed with the accusation against him. Prior to this, both during the investigation of the case and during the hearings on it in court, he refused to admit his participation in extortion. Now, having admitted guilt, the ex-chekist called the organizer of the crime not himself, as the investigation believes, but the second defendant, current SEB officer Igor Korobitsin. His lawyer Andrei Grivtsov said that the confession came as a complete surprise to the defense. The defense lawyer also noted that Maxim Tsukanov had previously been given a suspended sentence for giving a bribe, “and, most likely, his confession is due to the fear that this time he may receive a real and very long sentence.” Mr. Grivtsov is confident that the words of his client’s former colleague are a slander, and emphasizes that there is no objective evidence of Igor Korobitsin’s guilt in the case, and he himself “intends to go to the end, defending his innocence.”
Messrs. Tsukanov and Korobitsin were detained by FSB officers on February 10, 2015. Maxim Tsukanov was detained after the deputy head of the legal department of the RAR was in a car in Denezhny Lane Alexey Kotov gave him $800 thousand, of which only $100 thousand were real, and the rest were a paper “doll”. A few hours later, Igor Korobitsin, who served in the “P” (industry) department of the SEB, was called to the internal security service, where, after a short conversation, he was detained. The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Moscow accused both detainees of attempted fraud in a special case. large size(Article 30, Part 4, Article 159 of the Criminal Code).
According to investigators, the plan to extort money from the head of the RAR was developed by Mr. Tsukanov in November 2014.
According to him, a month later, having met Alexey Kotov in a restaurant, he said that law enforcement agencies supposedly had big complaints against the head of the RAR, but with the help of his friend, a certain Igor from SEB, the problems could be solved. For his services, the ex-chekist asked for $800 thousand, assuring that in return he could guarantee the head of the service “general patronage, as well as stop the conduct of operational search and other verification activities” against him. Mr. Kotov conveyed the contents of the conversation to his boss, and he, deciding that he was dealing with scammers, contacted the FSB - the following meetings, as well as telephone conversations, were already under control. Following the instructions of the security officers, Mr. Kotov began to insist on a personal meeting between Igor and the head of the RAR, which Mr. Tsukanov promised to arrange. A few hours before the arrest, it took place in the Chaikhona N1 cafe on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The officer's defense insists that the operative's meeting with the head of the RAR was official, since he was checking this department. The investigation, in turn, considers it the last stage of extortion: the official had to make sure that he was dealing with an active law enforcement officer.
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The Coming of General Korolev
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing a head Department of Internal Security(USB) FSB Sergei Korolev for the post of head of the department's Economic Security Service (SEB). [ Former subordinate General Yuri Zaostrovtsev ] Yuri Yakovlev, who headed the SEB until recently, retired. Officially, FSB director Alexander Bortnikov will introduce Korolev to his subordinates next week, notes one of the sources.
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday evening that he had not seen such a decree.
Reshuffles in the department occurred as a result of a repeat inspection, which was carried out in the Economic Security Service by FSB officers. The first inspection took place in May, resulting in the resignation gone Viktor Voronin, head of the “K” department, which deals with counterintelligence support for the credit and financial sector. One of the reasons for the audit and Voronin’s subsequent dismissal was a criminal case of smuggling, with which Voronin’s subordinate, head of the 7th Department of Directorate “K” of the FSB SEB, Vadim Uvarov, was connected.
Based on the results of the first inspection, Voronin’s manager, head of the SEB, Yuri Yakovlev, was also asked to leave his post. However, Yakovlev refused to retire. Soon after this, CSS officers again came to check on his subordinates.
Sergey Korolev [previously considered close to Igor Sechin] worked in the Economic Security Service of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg, then was an adviser Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, after which he was appointed to the post of head of the FSB Internal Security Service.
All high-profile cases have recently been handled by the Department of Internal Security. He was in charge of operational support in the case former governor Sakhalin region Alexander Khoroshavin, the head of Komi Vyacheslav Gaizer, the mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev and the ex-head of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Sugrobov. CSS employees provide operational support and affairs Governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh, who is accused of taking a bribe.
The leading role in these criminal cases, especially in the Sugrobov case, was assigned to the 6th Internal Security Service of the FSB, headed by Ivan Tkachev, RBC sources in the intelligence service explained. According to them, Tkachev is the main contender for the post of head of the “K” department.
Golushko Nikolay Mikhailovich
He devoted his life to serving in state security agencies. He worked in a structural unit of counterintelligence of the USSR, Ukraine and Russia. 1992 became a landmark year, Golushko was awarded the rank of Colonel General. He first served as director of the Federal Security Service from 1993 to 1994. In Yeltsin's government he was approved as Minister of Security. He was awarded three orders and six medals, three of which were anniversary ones.
Russian political figure. He was appointed second head of the security agencies, where Stepashin worked from 1994 to 1995 with the rank of Colonel General. Collaborated with the government of Yeltsin, Putin and Medvedev. Over the years he was Minister of Justice, Minister of Internal Affairs, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and the Government of the Russian Federation. Awarded dozens of orders and medals.
A prominent figure in the government and military fields. He graduated from a military school, then studied at the Frunze Military Academy. He worked as director of the FSB from 1995 to 1996. Having received a leadership position, Barsukov was promoted to army general. He began his activities in the KGB and joined the Security Committee in 1964. In the 90s, he was appointed commandant of the Moscow Kremlin. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Russian Security Council. In 1997, Mikhail Ivanovich made a decision and resigned.
Along with his work in the special services, he is a prominent political figure. He headed the FSB from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, he was awarded the rank of Army General. Member of the State Duma of the third convocation. He is currently continuing active work, holds positions in the government. He is a member of the Duma for ensuring security and combating corruption, and heads the State Duma in the OSCE parliamentary organization. After Kovalev, Vladimir Putin came to the leadership of the FSB; he is the only director with a military rank: colonel.
He was director of the FSB for a long time, from 1999 to 2008. The year 2001 became important; Patrushev was promoted to army general. And a year before the event - Hero of Russia. Patrushev was appointed Secretary of the Security Council in 2008. Two years earlier, Nikolai Platonovich was called one of Putin’s successors and a presidential candidate. He received dozens of state awards, including medals from foreign countries.
He has headed the leadership of the FSB since 2008. Two years before his appointment, Bortnikov became an army general. He holds the post of chairman in charge of the national anti-terrorism cabinet. Bortnikov works as the head of the Council of Security Agencies. Included in the permanent number of participants in the Russian Security Council. During his work he was awarded 8 orders.
FSB generals - first deputy directors
Zorin graduated from a pedagogical institute and began his career as a physics teacher in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1964 he joined the KGB. He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. From 1995 to 1997 he was first deputy director of the FSB. Since 1995, he has held the position of head of the Anti-Terrorism Center of the FSB. Russian Federation. Awarded orders, medals and badges of honor.
Klimashin Nikolay Vasilievich
A security officer, from 2004 to 2010 he was the first deputy director of the FSB. In 2009 he received the rank of army general. Over the years, Klimashin was a member of government commissions concerning security and disarmament issues. He is an active state adviser of the Russian Federation, 2nd class.
An employee of Russian state security agencies. Since 2013, he has been First Deputy Director of the FSB. He was awarded the rank of army general. Over the years, he was the head of the department for combating terrorism, was in the leadership of the FSB in the Chechen Republic and in the apparatus of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Awarded orders, medals and badges.
Pronichev Vladimir Egorovich
He headed the FSB Border Service from 2003 to 2013, a prominent figure in the domestic intelligence services. In 2002 he received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, and in 2005 - the rank of army general. He worked in the border troops and the FSB, in 1999 he received the post of first deputy director of the FSB. He was one of the leaders of the operation to free hostages at the Dubrovka theater in 2002 (Nord Ost).
From 1994 to 1997, he served as First Deputy Director of the FSB. He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. In Putin's government he was Deputy Minister of Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 2004 to 2011, he served as the special representative of the president on international cooperation in the fight against terrorists. In 2005, he received the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia.
An employee of the Russian Federal Security Service. He has served in the authorities since 1974. He has held the rank of Army General since 2006. In 2001, he became the head of the FSB for St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. Two years later he received the post of first deputy director of the FSB. He is an honorary foreign intelligence officer and has been awarded orders and medals testifying to his services to the fatherland.
Sobolev Valentin Alekseevich
A figure in the security agencies of both the USSR and the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. He began working at the State Security Committee in 1972, and graduated two years later. High school FSB. From 1997 to 1999, he served as First Deputy Director of the FSB. Over the years, he held the positions of head of the FSB for combating terrorism, and was Deputy Secretary of Security of the Russian Federation. In 2012, he was appointed President of Veterans of Counterintelligence.
Prominent statesman, began his career working in the investigative committee. He holds the rank of reserve colonel general and police general. He was the director of the drug trafficking service. Entered State Duma sixth convocation from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He worked in the Federal Security Bodies, from 1998 to 2000 he served as Deputy Director of the FSB.
FSB generals – deputy directors
He worked as Deputy Director of the FSB from 2002 to 2005. He was awarded the rank of Colonel General. From 2002 to 2004 he was the head of the Inspection Department. He was one of the leaders of the operational headquarters that freed hostages during the terrorist attack at the Beslan school in 2004. Was sent to the reserve of the Federal Security Service in 2005.
Bespalov Alexander Alexandrovich
He worked in the border troops and collaborated with state security agencies since 1961. He was deputy chief and head of the KGB for the Transcaucasian district. He worked as the head of the 8th department of the KGB of the USSR. After the collapse Soviet Union remained in the organs. In 1995, he was awarded the rank of Colonel General. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Deputy Director of the FSB.
Public and statesman. He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. He worked as Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service from 2006 to 2008. Since 2016, he has been heading the Federal Customs Service of Russia. Have worked official representative President for the North-Western District, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
From 2005 to 2013, he served as Deputy Director of the FSB. He was awarded the rank of Colonel General. Serves in state security agencies since 1971. He has repeatedly expressed the opinion that the main task of the FSB is the fight against terrorism. To do this, it is necessary to constantly improve and modernize the weapons of the Russian armed forces.
Bykov Andrey Petrovich
He graduated from the Bauman Higher School and worked in state security agencies since 1966. He was deputy chief and head of the Operational and Technical Department of the KGB. Then he joined the FSB. He worked as deputy director from 1994 to 1996. Subsequently, he was a member of the directors of Rostelecom and Rosvooruzhenie. He holds the rank of Colonel General.
Gorbunov Yuri Sergeevich
Wears military rank Colonel General of Justice. He worked as Deputy Director of the FSB from 2005 to 2015. The main position held is State Secretary. He began working in security agencies in 1977, before that he worked at a research institute studying automatic systems. He is a Doctor of Law and has state awards.
Grigoriev Alexander Andreevich
A prominent statesman, he headed the Federal Agency for Internal Reserves from 2001 to 2008, until his death. He held the military rank of Colonel General. From 1998 to 2001 he served as adviser to the director of the FSB. Participated in military operations in Afghanistan. Awarded 4 orders and 2 medals (one of them was awarded by the government of Kyrgyzstan).
Ezhkov Anatoly Pavlovich
He holds the rank of Colonel General. Prominent figure in state security agencies. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as the head of the FSB for the North Caucasus District. From 2001 to 2004 he was Deputy Director of the FSB. Sent into retirement after militants attacked the Central Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia. Subsequently collaborated with government agencies"Sibur", where he managed the security system.
Zhdankov Alexander Ivanovich
Prominent statesman. Awarded the rank of lieutenant general. From 2001 to 2004 he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB. He was the head of the department responsible for protecting the constitutional order and combating terrorism. Since 2007, he was appointed auditor of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. He has many awards: orders, medals, memorial signs.
Zaostrovtsev Yuri Evgenievich
He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. He worked as Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service from 2000 to 2004. He was the head of the economic security department. From 2004 to 2007 he worked as Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank. Since 1998, he has been an acting adviser to the President, 1st class.
This is a prominent statesman. He served as Deputy Director of the FSB from 1999 to 2000. He holds the rank of lieutenant general. For eight years, from 2008 to 2016, he served as director of the state drug control service. He was the chairman of the state anti-drug committee. Since 2012, he has been considered an active state adviser to the President, 1st class.
Political and military figure, began his work during the USSR. He holds the rank of Colonel General, but is in the reserves. From 1998 to 1999 he was Deputy Director of the FSB. From 2001 to 2007 – Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. He was awarded dozens of orders, and in 2006 he became a laureate of the national award “Russian of the Year”. Currently he is the Presidential Representative on Environmental Affairs.
Activist of security agencies. He holds the rank of Colonel General. From 1999 to 2004 he was Deputy Director of the FSB. The main position held is the head of the Department engaged in analysis, forecasting and strategic planning. Komogorov also works as chairman Board of Trustees"Military Sports Fund".
Kupryazhkin Alexander Nikolaevich
He took the post of Deputy Director of the FSB in 2011, and currently holds the same position. Awarded the rank of Colonel General. Kupryazkin has been working in state security agencies since 1983. He held the position of head of the FSB's internal security department. Awarded orders and medals.
Lovyrev Evgeniy Nikolaevich
He worked as Deputy Director of the FSB from 2001 to 2004. Lovyrev’s main position is the head of the Department responsible for the organizational work of the FSB with personnel. He holds the rank of Colonel General. He is an active member of the Presidium of the Civil Committee on Interaction with Law Enforcement Agencies.
Mezhakov Igor Alekseevich
He began his work in the State Security Committee of the USSR. Already in 1972 he became the head of the 5th Directorate of the KGB of Kazakhstan. In 1986 he moved to the KGB inspection department. In 1991, he was a member of the commission that investigated the August coup. He served as deputy director of the FSB for several months, from February to September 1995. Awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Russian political figure. He worked as Minister of Internal Affairs from 2004 to 2012. In 2005 he received the rank of army general. He began working in the KGB in 1981, before that he worked as a physics teacher in a small village. In 1999, he was appointed head of the FSB in charge of combating drug smuggling. From 2000 to 2002 he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB of Russia.
Osobenkov Oleg Mikhailovich
He holds the rank of Colonel General. He worked as Deputy Director of the FSB from 1996 to 1998. Headed the department of analysis, forecast and strategic development of the FSB. Since 1999, he has been a member of the board of Aeroflot. Currently, he is the head of the personnel department of Aeroflot OJSC.
Pereverzev Petr Tikhonovich
Colonel General of the reserve, began his journey as a simple cadet at a military school. Participated in Afghan war. From 2000 to 2004, he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB and served as Head of the Operations Support Department. He has a number of state awards - medals and orders.
Pechenkin Valery Pavlovich
He devoted thirty years of his life to working in the security agencies of the USSR and Russia. In the 90s he headed the department of the Ministry of Security for Novosibirsk region. From 1997 to 2000 he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB. He was the head of the counterintelligence operations department and headed the counterintelligence department. Military rank: Colonel General.
Ponomarenko Boris Fedoseevich
Since 1968 he worked in the KGB. He holds the military rank of lieutenant general in reserve. From 1996 to 1997 he was Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service. In 1997, Ponomarenko was approved as Deputy Chairman of the Telecommunications Commission. Two years later, he was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of Svyazinvest.
Politician and entrepreneur. Worked in the KGB and FSB. In 1993 he received the rank of major general. From January to December 1994 he served as deputy director of the FSB. He worked as the head of the Federal Disaster Control Department for Moscow and the Moscow region. He worked as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of the council for the protection of intellectual property.
He has been working in security agencies since 1983. Military rank – lieutenant general. In 2015, Sirotkin was appointed deputy director of the FSB of the Russian Federation. He still holds this position. He works as the chief of staff of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.
Soloviev Evgeniy Borisovich
From 1999 to 2001, he served as Deputy Director of the Russian FSB. Military rank – Colonel General. Headed the Department of Organizational and Personnel Work of the Federal Security Service. In 2001, Solovyov was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia. In 2003 he became a laureate of the Andropov Prize.
Strelkov Alexander Alexandrovich
State security official. He holds the military rank of Colonel General. He worked as Deputy Director of the FSB from 1994 to 2000, and since 1997 he headed the Department for Supporting the Activities of the FSB. Today he is a member of the Council for Government Interaction with Associations of Veterans and Reserve Officers.
An employee of Russian state security agencies, a political figure in Russia. He holds the military rank of army general. Since 2015, he has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs on issues related to combating global terrorism. He began his career in security agencies in 1979. From 2000 to 2004 he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB. Involved in preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Activist of security agencies. He holds the military rank of Colonel General. He began his career in the KGB in 1983. He was the head of the FSB for the Novosibirsk region. He headed the Council of Chiefs of FSB agencies in the Siberian Federal District. From 2013 to 2015, he served as deputy head of the Russian FSB. He headed the National Anti-Terrorism Cabinet.
Timofeev Valery Alexandrovich
He began his work as an operational commissioner. He served as Deputy Director of the FSB from 1994 to 1995. Military rank – Colonel General. Worked as Deputy Minister of Education. Recognized as an Honored Worker of the Security Agencies of the Russian Federation. Awarded medals, orders and badges of honor.
Trofimov Anatoly Vasilievich
He served as Deputy Director of the FSB from 1995 to 1997. He worked as the head of the FSB in Moscow and the Moscow region. Military rank – Colonel General. Served in the KGB since 1962. He was shot in 2005, the killer was never found. At the time of the murder he was working as deputy director of the Finvest company.
State security officer. He died the day after he was awarded the rank of admiral. Since 1975, he served in counterintelligence agencies in the naval forces. He distinguished himself in the interethnic conflict in Transcaucasia. He was the leader of the participants in the withdrawal of the flotilla from the Caspian Sea to Baku after the collapse of the USSR. He served as deputy director of the FSB from 1999 to 2001, until his death. In 2000, Ugryumov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
Ushakov Vyacheslav Nikolaevich
Since 1975 he has worked in state security agencies. From 2003 to 2011, he worked as Deputy Director of the FSB, his main position being State Secretary. He was scandalously dismissed from the authorities in 2011 due to violations of official ethics. He holds the military rank of Colonel General. Ushakov supervised Information Support FSB of the Russian Federation, public relations center for state security agencies.
Tsarenko Alexander Vasilievich
State security officer. He began his service back in Soviet times. He was deputy chief and head of the FSB for Moscow and the Moscow region. From 1997 to 2000, he was Deputy Director of the Russian FSB. From 2000 to 2011, he served as head of the special programs department of the President of Russia. Military rank: Colonel General.
Shalkov Dmitry Alexandrovich
A member of the Russian intelligence services and a prominent political figure. Since 2018, he was appointed head of the control department of the President of Russia. He holds the rank of Colonel General of Justice. In 2015, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia.
Shultz Vladimir Leopoldovich
State security officer, sociologist and social philosopher. He is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy. He holds the military rank of Colonel General. From 2000 to 2003 he was Deputy Director of the FSB and Secretary of State. Shultz is an honorary counterintelligence officer and laureate of a government award in the field of science.
He has held the position of Deputy Director of the FSB from 2016 to the present. Began his career in the Committee State Security in 1987. Military rank – lieutenant general. He holds the post of Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense and Disaster Relief. He is also a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Heads of the FSB service
Conversation Sergey Orestovich
From 2009 to the present, he has held the position of head of the Fifth Service of the FSB. This is a service for operational information and international relations. He holds the rank of Colonel General of the FSB. Included in the European Union sanctions list since 2014. In 2014, he signed an agreement with an employee of the Serbian government on the mutual protection of classified information.
A member of the intelligence services of the USSR and the Russian Federation, he holds the rank of Colonel General. Graduated in 1979 Higher courses KGB. He was the head of the FSB in Mordovia, then in Chelyabinsk region. In 2004, he was appointed head of the counter-terrorism service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. In 2008, he received the position of Deputy Director of the FSB for technical and export control.
Ignashchenkov Yuri Yurievich
From 2007 to 2013, he headed the FSB Control Service. He holds the military rank of Colonel General. He began his service in the KGB and served in various positions. In 2004, he was the head of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, after which he was transferred to Moscow. Today he is the chairman of the All-Russian Physical Culture Society "Dynamo".
Kryuchkov Vladimir Vasilievich
Since 2012, the Colonel General has headed the FSB Control Service. He began working in security agencies in 1977 and graduated from the KGB Academy. He took his first steps in the FSB of St. Petersburg, climbing the ladder from an ordinary detective to the head of the economic security service. In 2002, he was appointed to the post of head of the FSB of the Lipetsk region.
Since 2015, Lieutenant General Menshchikov has been in charge of the 1st FSB Service, responsible for counterintelligence. He began working in security agencies in 1983. In 2014, Menshchikov was appointed by presidential decree as the chief responsible for managing special programs. Has state awards.
Sedov Alexey Semenovich
Russian intelligence officer, army general. Since 2006, he was elected to the post of head of the 2nd FSB Service. This is the service responsible for protecting the constitutional order and combating terrorism. Over the years, he was the head of the FSNP department for Moscow, deputy chairman of the State Drug Control Service, and head of the FSNP for the North-Western District.
Shishin Sergey Vladimirovich
Entered the KGB school in 1984. He made a difficult journey from an ordinary employee to a colonel general in the FSB. He took part in military operations in Afghanistan, and later in Chechnya and Dagestan. From 2002 to 2004, he was the head of the FSB’s own security. From 2004 to 2006, he served as deputy director of the FSB, heading the 7th service (this is the service that ensures the activities of the structure). Today Shishin works as senior vice president of VTB.
Yakovlev Yuri Vladimirovich
From 2008 to 2016 he worked as head of the 4th FSB Service. During his service, Yuri Vladimirovich was awarded the rank of army general. Currently he is the General Director of Rosatom Corporation. Worked in security agencies from 1976 to 2016. In 2016, Putin signed a decree dismissing Yakovlev. Awarded many state awards.
Korolev Sergey Borisovich
Lieutenant General of the FSB, headed the 4th FSB Service from 2016 to May 2018. This Service ensured the economic security of the FSB. Korolev began serving in the FSB in 2000, in St. Petersburg. Then he became an adviser to the Minister of Defense, head of the FSB's own security department. Korolev’s team handled many high-profile cases, and during his time there were massive layoffs of security officials.
Head of the Economic Security Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, former head of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate.
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Personnel officer of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
Since the 2000s, he served in the SEB of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
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The Insider: the head of the FSB SEB is connected with the alleged leader of the Tambov organized crime group
The head of the FSB economic security service, Sergei Korolev, is associated with the alleged leader of the Tambov organized crime group, Gennady Petrov. The Insider, citing wiretaps, reports that Petrov allegedly tried to lobby for the appointment of Alexander Bastrykin as head of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
According to a recording of a conversation dated July 2, 2007, Gennady Petrov called his son Anton, who was going to meet with Sergei Korolev. “First of all, tell Sasha [Alexander Bastrykin. - Approx. The Insider]. And let him answer right away, yes or no. Sasha asks for a meeting. Is it possible for him to call himself and invite the First [Anatoly Serdyukov, at that time - the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. - The Insider] there? Dumpty Leg has already said that he will be with his wife. And also to the First, tell him that you are definitely invited.”
The anti-corruption fighter was transferred to the economy
Let us recall that it was General Tkachev who was responsible for the operational development of the employees of the GUEBiPK Ministry of Internal Affairs, which ended with his ex-leader Denis Sugrobov, along with a number of subordinates, being convicted of organizing a criminal community and participating in it. According to Kommersant’s sources, thanks to other operational measures, including in relation to the former head of the Ministry who received a sentence for corruption economic development Russia's Alexey Ulyukaev, General Tkachev can also count on promotion. Moreover, the FSB SEB is now headed former boss USB Sergei Korolev.
The head of the anti-corruption department will deal with the economic security of the FSB
It was General Tkachev who was responsible for the operational investigation of the employees of the GUEBiPK Ministry of Internal Affairs, which ended with his ex-leader Denis Sugrobov, along with a number of subordinates, being convicted of organizing a criminal community and participating in it. According to Kommersant’s sources, thanks to other operational measures, including in relation to the ex-head of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, who received a sentence for corruption, General Tkachev can also count on a promotion. Moreover, the FSB SEB is now headed by the former head of the Internal Security Service, Sergei Korolev.
THE END OF SECHIN'S SPECIAL FORCES
At the time of leaving the FSB (August 2016), General Feoktistov rose to the rank of acting head of the Internal Security Directorate. The functions of the head of the department were transferred to him after his immediate superior, Sergei Korolev, who headed the Economic Security Service (ESS) of the FSB, was promoted.
Last summer there were major reshuffles in the FSB, and colleagues expected that Feoktistov would head the FSB without the prefix acting. But instead, he left Lubyanka altogether.
NEW LUBYANSKY
Sergei Korolev, who previously headed the FSB's Internal Security Service, became the new head of the SEB. And control of “K” went to Ivan Tkachev, whose direct subordination was the 6th CSS service. Two NT interlocutors note that Korolev was against Feoktistov’s promotion: although the officers for a long time worked together, Feoktistov was not Korolev’s man. For the combination of these reasons, Feoktistov left for Rosneft.
Why General Feoktistov’s star has set and how leading positions in the FSB are occupied by “young technocrats” in uniform
ACCORDING TO A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE FSB MANAGEMENT, KOROLYOV IS IN THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE BROTHERS ARKADY AND BORIS ROTENBERG. IN ADDITION, KOROLEV IS “A CLOSE FRIEND AND RELIABLE SUPPORT OF FSB DIRECTOR ALEXANDER BORTNIKOV”
According to a source close to the leadership of the FSB, Korolev is part of the inner circle of brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg. In addition, Korolev is “a close friend and reliable support of FSB director Alexander Bortnikov,” continues NT’s interlocutor.
Korolev’s position in the intelligence service is really strong: it was on his initiative, two sources at Lubyanka insist, that a criminal case was launched against the deputy head of the FSB Information Security Center (CIS), Colonel Sergei Mikhailov, and senior detective of the 2nd department of the operational management of the CIB, Dmitry Dokuchaev , as well as Kaspersky Lab employee Ruslan Stoyanov and entrepreneur Georgy Fomchenkov, who were accused of treason. According to investigators, they transferred to the CIA materials obtained during operational support of criminal cases. Mikhailov was detained at the beginning of December 2016 at the FSB collegium: he was taken out of the hall with a bag over his head.
Sergei Korolev became the new head of the FSB SEB
His predecessor Yuri Yakovlev retired
On July 8, Sergei Korolev, who previously headed the FSB’s own security service, was appointed head of the economic security service of the FSB of Russia.
Blind listening: how the TFR generals wanted to capture the FSB SEB
General of the FSB of the Russian Federation Sergei Korolev, like General of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Mikhail Maksimenko, comes from the so-called St. Petersburg school of security forces.
Maksimenko, most likely, did not calculate that Korolev’s candidacy is supported by both FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov and the head of the RF Security Council Nikolai Patrushev (ex-director of the RF FSB), as well as officials supervising the security bloc in the presidential administration, says Life’s source.
Sergei Korolev is a career officer of the FSB of the Russian Federation. Since the 2000s, he served in the SEB of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. From 2007 to 2012, when the post of Minister of Defense was held by Anatoly Serdyukov, Korolev served in the military department, where he oversaw the GRU - the Main Intelligence Directorate. In the fall of 2012, after the resignation of Anatoly Serdyukov, Sergei Korolev was appointed head of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate.
St. Petersburg resident Sergei Korolev was appointed head of the SEB of the FSB of Russia
A native of the St. Petersburg FSB Directorate was appointed to the position of head of the economic security service of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
As Fontanka learned, on July 8, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Sergei Korolev, who had previously headed the internal security service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, was appointed head of the key division of the FSB of the Russian Federation - the economic security service.
Honored Inspector
Vladimir Putin replaced the head of the FSB Economic Security Service
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing the head of the FSB’s Internal Security Directorate (USB), Sergei Korolev, to the post of head of the agency’s Economic Security Service (SEB), reports the Fontanka publication and confirms two RBC sources in the FSB. Yuri Yakovlev, who headed the SEB until recently, retired. Officially, FSB director Alexander Bortnikov will introduce Korolev to his subordinates next week, notes one of RBC’s sources.
The head of the economic security service of the FSB joined the supervisory board of Rosatom
The head of the FSB Economic Security Service, Sergei Korolev, joined the Rosatom supervisory board. This was reported in the decree of the President of Russia, published on the official portal of legal information.
Media: Sergei Korolev appointed head of the SEB of the FSB of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing the head of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate (USB), Sergei Korolev, to the post of head of the department's Economic Security Service (SEB). Yuri Yakovlev, who headed the SEB, retired. This was reported by Fontanka and confirmed by two RBC sources in the FSB. One of the publication’s interlocutors said that FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov will officially introduce Korolev to his subordinates next week. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said he had not seen such a decree. Previously, Sergei Korolev worked in the Economic Security Service of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg, then was an adviser to the Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, after which he was appointed to the post of head of the FSB Internal Security Service.
What you need to know about FSB General Sergei Korolev: 5 facts from an RBC investigation
A team of FSB officers led by General Sergei Korolev is behind the most high-profile criminal cases recent years. The RBC publication traced the career path of the initiator of the criminal case against the top of the Investigative Committee
A group of TFR generals planned to put their man at the head of one of the most secret divisions of the FSB - the Economic Security Directorate.
In a story about corruption in Investigative Committee Russia (TFR), through which the former first deputy head of the State Security Service for Moscow, General Denis Nikandrov, the head of the departmental Directorate of Internal Security (USB) Mikhail Maksimenko and his deputy Alexander Lamonov, are now passing, new secrets have been revealed. The intelligence services found out that high-ranking “fixers” from the Investigative Committee were going to take over large businessmen. Criminal cases against oligarchs could bring them completely different money. To do this, General Nikandrov and his companions wanted to “promote” their man as the head of one of the powerful divisions of the FSB - the Economic Security Service (SEB).
It is possible that the story of accusing the ICR generals of taking a bribe began after the security officers managed to learn about their plans to fight for the post of head of the FSB SEB.
Without knowing it, one of the conspirators helped the security officers. The fact is that the head of the Internal Security Directorate (USB) of the RF IC, Mikhail Maksimenko, as a person who knows official secrets, was under round-the-clock control of the special services.
The general was accompanied by armed guards 24 hours a day, and he was under secret surveillance,” says Life’s source.
As Life found out, back in the spring of 2016, the FSB of the Russian Federation received a transcript of the recording of one of the joint gatherings of Lamonov, Nikandrov and Maksimenko.
They discussed the upcoming resignation of the head of the FSB SEB Yuri Yakovlev and how they could get “their” person into the vacant position.
However, Sergei Korolev was appointed to the post of head of the SEB of the FSB of the Russian Federation in July 2016. But, as Life learned, Maksimenko and his comrades tried in every possible way to prevent this.
General Maksimenko hoped to the last that he would be able to outplay Korolev and put “his” man in charge of the SEB of the FSB of the Russian Federation, - says Life’s interlocutor in the special services.
General of the FSB of the Russian Federation Sergei Korolev, like General of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Mikhail Maksimenko, comes from the so-called St. Petersburg school of security forces.
Maksimenko, most likely, did not calculate that Korolev’s candidacy is supported by both FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov and the head of the RF Security Council Nikolai Patrushev (ex-director of the RF FSB), as well as officials supervising the security bloc in the presidential administration, says Life’s source.
Sergei Korolev is a career officer of the FSB of the Russian Federation. Since the 2000s, he served in the SEB of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. From 2007 to 2012, when the post of Minister of Defense was held by Anatoly Serdyukov, Korolev served in the military department, where he oversaw the GRU - the Main Intelligence Directorate. In the fall of 2012, after the resignation of Anatoly Serdyukov, Sergei Korolev was appointed head of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate.
According to experts with whom Life spoke, the SEB of the FSB of the Russian Federation is a special structure in the country’s counterintelligence system.
This structure is responsible for the control of the country’s largest financial and industrial corporations, and the key divisions of the SEB are called: departments for counterintelligence support of industrial facilities, transport, and the credit and financial sphere,” says the expert. - The one who controls the FSB SEB controls all the country’s finances. That’s why Mikhail Maksimenko’s “team” wanted to take Russia’s money, or rather the people who manage it, under its “supervision.”
The Life expert notes that it is not for nothing that people call the SEB of the FSB of the Russian Federation the main unit for supervising oligarchs. It was the employees of this service who developed and carried out operations over the years against the structures of entrepreneurs Vladimir Gusinsky, Boris Berezovsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Random people do not head the SEB FSB. One of the leaders of the service was the current director of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bortnikov, as well as former head FSKN Viktor Ivanov, says Life’s interlocutor.
According to Life, the criminal case against Mikhail Maksimenko, his deputy Alexander Lamonov and the first deputy head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Moscow, Denis Nikandrov, may be a special operation of the FSB of the Russian Federation for revenge on the top of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, who tried to fight for the post of head of the Seb of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
It is worth recalling that a criminal case has been initiated against Mikhail Maksimenko, his deputy Alexander Lamonov and the first deputy head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Moscow Denis Nikandrov. Investigators believe that they used this money to save his assistant, Andrei Kochuykov (Italian). As a result, they themselves came to the attention of department “M” of the FSB. Now high-ranking employees of the Investigative Committee and Shakro Molodoy himself have become neighbors in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
FSB investigators also had questions for Nikandrov about his possible collapse in 2016. The materials on them were collected by one of the investigators of the ICR department at the metro, but then General Nikandrov called him and offered to resign and transfer the case to someone else. While the investigator was getting ready, he was informed that a criminal case had been opened against him for receiving a bribe of 1 million rubles, and he was asked to give a confession. When the principled investigator refused Nikandrov’s offer, he was detained and sent under arrest to one of the capital’s pre-trial detention centers. The investigation against Degtyarev and Kharitonov was closed: no crime was found in their work. FSB investigators do not rule out that Denis Nikandrov did not just clear away the clouds over the deputy head of the capital’s subway.
Meanwhile, PMC member Elena Masyuk recently visited Denis Nikandrov, who is in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. According to Masyuk, which is published by the media, Nikandrov told her that three weeks ago Mikhail Maksimenko was taken from the pre-trial detention center to the FSB. They gave him tea there and, apparently, added a psychotropic drug to it. After that, Maksimenko did not remember his name and did not recognize anyone. This means that they really needed to find out something from him. Psychotropic drugs are expensive, they just don’t use them. They can only be used with the approval of the director of the FSB. According to Elena Masyuk, she is going to send a request to the director of the FSB of the Russian Federation with a request to conduct a check about the information transferred to her as a member of the PMC by Denis Nikandrov.
