Putin hiding in underground bunkers ‘for weeks’ to avoid assassination, leaked report claims

NewsWorldEuropePutin hiding in underground bunkers ‘for weeks’ to avoid assassination, leaked report claimsLeader is concerned for his personal safety after the killings of top generals and an alleged attack on his personal residenceMaira Butt Wednesday 06 May 2026 09:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970799","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-bunker-assassination-russia-intelligence-b2970799.html","title":"Putin ‘hiding in underground bunkers ‘for weeks’ at a time over assassination fears’"}}CloseRussian high-rise block near Kremlin hit by Ukrainian drone attackOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Russia president Vladimir...