Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin 'cleansed' FSB, Bellingcat investigative reporter Hristo Grozev says. According to him, 150 officers of the 5th service who dealt with the “Ukrainian issue” fell under the “purge”.

“I can say that a significant part of them, if not arrested, then definitely no longer work in the FSB.. So the purge is done.. In a couple of days, I hope we will be able to publish something new about the fate of these people,” Grozev said..

He also confirmed that the former head of the 5th service of the FSB, Colonel General Sergei Beseda, was arrested..

Earlier, journalist Andrey Soldatov reported that Conversation was sent to a pre-trial detention center.. He was taken under arrest back in March, and then transferred to Lefortovo. It is indicated that the Conversation case is being investigated by the Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee.

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Also, investigative journalist Gristo Grozev reported on the FSB's arrest of the deputy director of the Russian Guard, Roman Gavrilov.. Some sources claim it is due to "