08/08/2026
The secret police have turned their absolute power against Moscow as Vladimir Putin loses control over his own security forces. In this report, Kyiv Post correspondent Dr. Jason Smart reveals the brutal shadow war tearing through the Russian government. As FSB agents raid political circles, seize internet networks, and target top strategists like Sergey Kiriyenko, the Kremlin has committed a fatal blunder that is causing the regime to self-destruct from within. Beyond the internal power struggle, Russia faces severe structural collapse and economic panic. Precision strikes on critical oil refineries like Yaroslavl have triggered energy shortages, forcing officials to authorize outdated fuel that rapidly destroys modern car engines. At the same time, anxious citizens withdrew over eight billion dollars from banks in a single month, while military draft quotas force underqualified recruits into top university medical programs.
Putin spent decades empowering the FSB and Russia’s wider security apparatus to protect his rule. Now the struggle involving the FSB, Sergei Kiriyenko, Kremlin elites, internet control, and Putin’s security services is moving deeper inside the government itself. Subscribe for daily reporting from Ukraine on the Russia-Ukraine war and the fight for power inside the Kremlin.
- CHAPTERS:
- 00:00 Putin’s Kremlin Turns on Itself
- 01:18 Putin Gives the FSB More Power
- 02:42 Kiriyenko Battles Russia’s Secret Police
- 04:09 Russians Pull Billions From the Banks
- 05:20 FSB Raids Hit the Kremlin’s Own Network
- 06:46 Putin’s Elite See the Warning Signs
- 08:03 Ukrainian Strikes Deepen Russia’s Crisis
- 09:24 Russia’s Fuel and Recruitment Problems Grow
- 10:48 Putin’s War Reshapes Russian Society
- 12:01 Ukraine Rejects Surrender
- 12:52 Putin’s Security State Turns Inward
- 13:51 Can Putin Still Control the FSB?
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