Russian President Vladimir Putin is spending long periods in underground bunkers because he fears assassination attempts, according to new reports from news outlets and intelligence sources. Since early March 2026, he has stopped using his usual homes near Moscow and in Valdai and now stays in upgraded bunkers in the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea coast, while state media shows old videos to make it look like he is working normally. Security rules have become much stricter: -visitors are checked twice -close staff cannot use smartphones -cameras monitor their homes -new teams protect against drone attacks on key routes. A leaked European intelligence report says the Kremlin worries about internal threats, fearing that Russian politicians or security officials might launch drone strikes. This follows recent attacks on senior military leaders and the pressures of the war. The Kremlin has not replied to these reports and usually calls them Western lies.