Left-Extremist Endeavours

FAPSI (ÔÀÏÑÈ)
Transfer of leadership to
MATYUKHIN
• The Federal Agency for Government Communications and
Information (FAPSI) is a special service conducting monitoring
as well as counterintelligence operations. It is responsible,
in particular, for communications intelligence [COMINT]
and electronic intelligence [ELINT], and thus for the monitoring
and deciphering of foreign telecommunications worldwide,
and for setting up lines of communication and ensuring
security against the interception of important government
lines of communication, e.g. of the Government and the
Army. In addition, the service is the approving authority for
commercial uses of communications technology, and thus it
is also responsible for the allocation of radiofrequency channels
and for authorizing the use of encryption methods.
The functional spectrum of FAPSI which is said to have a
staff of some 100,000, including the Russian [military] communications
units, has continuously been widened over the
past years. The technology used by it meets state-of-the-art
requirements. In a speech addressed to executive staff of
government organizations, the Russian President in July
commended FAPSI for having managed to keep up with the
secret services of the most developed countries, such as the
U.S., with regard to [signals] intelligence measures.
In May, Vladimir MATYUKHIN was appointed the new chief of
the Service, who succeeded Vladislav Petrovich SHERSTYUK
who only in December 1998 had been made FAPSI’s top executive.
MATYUKHIN has been a member of the intelligence
services since the late 60s and is considered a qualified and
experienced expert for communications intelligence.
FSO (ÔÑÎ) • The Federal Protection Service FSO is responsible for the
personal protection and safety of the Russian President and
members of the Government. This responsibility also includes
physical security for government buildings and the
homes of Cabinet Members.
This service which since June 1996 has been headed by
Lieutenant General Yuri KRAPIVIN reportedly has a staff of
some 40,000. Since this is a special presidential service, the
Russian President may, at his discretion, also assign counterintelligence
or intelligence tasks to the FSO.
FPS (ÔÏÑ) • The Federal Service for Border Protection (FPS) is responsible
for protecting and controlling the external borders of the
Russian territory. For this purpose, the FPS has a military
unit authorized to conduct foreign-intelligence collection activities
on foreign territory - in the border regions with Russia’s
neighbouring countries.
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