Russian Security Services Temporarily Disabled Surveillance Cameras Protecting Putin After Khamenei’s Assassination — FT
Russian security services briefly switched off part of a specialized video surveillance system used to protect Russian President Vladimir Putin and his closest associates following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, UATV English reports.
According to the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, the decision was prompted by concerns that Israeli intelligence had tracked Khamenei using footage from surveillance cameras.
The report says the surveillance network was later reactivated after engineers conducted extensive security checks and attempted to fully isolate the system from the internet.
According to the sources, Israeli intelligence reportedly collected large amounts of footage from Iranian road cameras to identify the location and timing of a meeting between Khamenei and his closest advisers on February 28. An airstrike allegedly targeted the gathering, killing the Iranian leader along with members of his family and senior Iranian officials.
Russia has not officially commented on the reported security measures. However, Alexander Bortnikov had previously warned regional security chiefs that “the recent elimination of senior Iranian officials by the US-Israeli alliance is a clear warning sign.”
At the same time, an unnamed independent Ukrainian hacker told the Financial Times that surveillance cameras in Moscow, including those around the Kremlin, “are still operating and are regularly hacked.” However, the source declined to comment on whether Ukraine has the capability to analyze such footage on a large scale.
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