The secret machines and methods protecting Putin on his India visit

Putin arrives with a protection wall so dense that security experts call it “a moving fortress of humans and electronics.” From SBP elites to route analysts, each layer rehearses escape drills days before wheels touch down. (Representative pic)

The infamous suitcase that follows Putin everywhere isn’t myth — it’s a counterintelligence tactic. His waste is sealed and flown back to Russia to ensure no agency can study biomarkers that might reveal his health or vulnerabilities.

Body double rumours persist, fuelled by intelligence officials like Ukraine’s Kirill Budanov, who claims multiple lookalikes exist — possibly surgically altered. Whether true or propaganda, it adds a chilling ambiguity to Putin’s public appearances.

Putin’s team brings its own portable food-testing lab, screening every meal for toxins or tampering. Months before arrival, Russian specialists replace linens, utensils, and pantry items in his hotel with pre-approved supplies.

His Aurus Senat, engineered with Russian NAMI scientists, travels as a “car disguised as a bunker.” It withstands grenades, filters toxic air, runs on flat tyres and carries escape mechanisms hidden from public diagrams.

Putin’s IL-96 aircraft isn’t just a plane; it’s a crisis command centre with encrypted systems and a nuclear-authorisation capability. Aviation analysts say its defensive tech rivals top-tier military aircraft.

Every second counts in a threat scenario. SBP guards are trained to form a crash-human-shield around Putin instantly — a tactic former security officials describe as “body-first, protocol-next.”

Anti-drone guns, RF jammers and AI surveillance units operate silently around him. India’s agencies, too, escalate aerial monitoring, forming an invisible net against modern airborne threats.

This year, Putin receives a five-layer protection bubble comprising SBP, NSG, Delhi Police, sniper teams, and autonomous surveillance grids, with each ring activating independently the moment his aircraft descends.