The Thai capital ranked third on the list of destinations preferred by members of the Russia’s top secret service officers – the Federal Guard Service (FGS).
The FGS is a government agency protecting the President of Russia, high-ranking state officials, and certain federal properties – the equivalent of the US Federal Protective Service.
According to research conducted by Phuket-based flight search engine Jetradar/Avisales, Bangkok is surpassed only by Russia’s “domestic” destinations Sochi and Crimea (until recently part of Ukraine).
The research was based on an analysis of search requests coming from the IP addresses of Russia’s main state agencies and presented here as a "fun" quiz.
It is not clear from the research whether the presidential bodyguards are coming to Bangkok escorting high-ranking government officials, or coming for holidays themselves.