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Russia disables Putin surveillance after AI footage kills Iran leader

6/9/2026

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Russia’s security services disabled Putin’s surveillance system after AI-enabled footage helped kill Iran’s leader.
The system, separate from Moscow’s cameras, was shut down and reactivated only after isolation from the internet.
FSB director Alexander Bortnikov warned on May 26 that the network had become a liability to foreign exploitation.
Since March, Putin has worked from bunkers in Krasnodar.
The Federal Protective Service added ten military figures to its priority-protection list.

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Story summary

Russia’s security services disabled Putin’s surveillance system after AI-enabled footage helped kill Iran’s leader.
The system, separate from Moscow’s cameras, was shut down and reactivated only after isolation from the internet.
FSB director Alexander Bortnikov warned on May 26 that the network had become a liability to foreign exploitation.
Since March, Putin has worked from bunkers in Krasnodar.
The Federal Protective Service added ten military figures to its priority-protection list.