"A bandit took down an army general": mutiny and mass dismissals in the FSB after Sergey Alpatov’s resignation

Pavel Raznokidis

13:56, 13 сентября 2026 г.

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"A bandit took down an army general": mutiny and mass dismissals in the FSB after Sergey Alpatov’s resignation

Journalists reported on the extremely difficult situation within the FSB following the resignation of Sergey Alpatov, head of the FSB’s Economic Security Service, who was highly respected by rank-and-file employees.

The main theme of the statements was: "A bandit removed an army general." This was precisely the rank, according to the source, that Alpatov held at the time of his resignation. Alpatov’s subordinates believe that the main reason for his resignation was not so much the actions against Arkady Rotenberg, but rather the actions against Ilya Traber (Antikvar). All these actions were personally overseen by Alpatov and his protégé, Sergey Demyanishnikov, head of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

"Everyone’s in a very gloomy mood right now; some are even saying they’ll file reports themselves. It’s a bit much," a source says of the situation at the FSB.