Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'preparing to make key decisions about launching a tactical nuclear strike from a bunker' a long way outside Moscow, the media reported.Putin who will be 70 on Friday has warned his closest family .
Family members and top officials from his security apparatus and government will be moved to the secret location. But Putin ordered the evacuation of only the necessary minimum of Russian officials.
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The car drove to safety with Russian president Putin unharmed but there have been multiple arrests from his security service - while other bodyguards have vanished.
A major strike on Saki military airfield last month meant a race involving Putin s half-Dutch grandson Roman Faassen was shifted from the Crimean peninsular to faraway Chechnya.