Gleb Karakulov () is a Russian engineer and defector who attained the rank of captain in a field unit of the presidential communications department of the secretive FSO.Elite Putin security officer Gleb Karakulov, who defected, says the Russian president is 'a war criminal'
ABC News He was responsible for establishing secure communications for the Russian president and prime minister. On 14 October 2022, Karakulov flew with his wife and daughter to Turkey. He is in hiding with his family, and is one of the highest-ranking Russians to defect over the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

.Insider with Putin's secretive security service defects from Russia, blasts former boss as 'war criminal'
Caitlin McFall, Fox News, April 5, 2023

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1987 births Living people Russian defectors {{Russia-engineer-stub