Vladimir Putin is reported to be facing a possible attempted coup as frustrated generals and the Federal Security Service (FSB) look to oust him. Rumours are running rife in the Kremlin that several former generals and KGB officials want to end the war in Ukraine and get rid of the Russian president.
It comes as many in Russia are beginning to see the invasion as a mistake and an economic disaster for the country, it has been claimed in the Mirror. The FSB is said to be so annoyed with the lack of military progress that it has contacted generals and former army officials, according to reports in local media in the country.
A group made up of former FSB officers called the "Siloviki" are thought to be working together with ex-officers from other Russian intelligence units to try to push out 69-year-old Putin. Analysts outside Russia are also pointing to signs that the Russian leader may soon face a coup.
