The Federal Protective Service (FSO) is responsible for executing a wide range of security functions, including the personal protection of the head of state. Reports indicate that the service’s organizational structure is undergoing adjustments to its core personnel complement. According to an independent news portal, “Verstka,” citing a project published on a Russian legal portal, a decree was slated to increase the authorized size of the FSO’s central apparatus.
This change, reported at the end of June and set to take effect on July 1, would raise the maximum allowable number of military and civilian personnel within the central unit from 785 to 812. This represents a notable adjustment to the service’s staffing levels since the last major increase recorded in 2010, prior to the large-scale invasion. While the central apparatus forms the administrative nucleus of the organization, the FSO’s operational scope extends significantly beyond this core unit.
The service employs tens of thousands of personnel who are tasked with the comprehensive protection of state property and providing security details for high-ranking government officials. The mandate of the FSO underscores its critical role in national security infrastructure. The ongoing adjustments to the central apparatus suggest continued operational refinement in the area of state protection.
These personnel are tasked with ensuring the physical security and operational continuity for key state assets and leadership.
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