The Lubianka staff purge and the collapse of the FSB SEB general, Sergey Elfatov after the attack on Traver and Rotenberg's men Loud promises behind the scenes about a new high appointment for the former head of the Economic Security Service (SEB) of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Sergey Elfatov, turned out to be a smoke screen. The general of the army will not receive any new position - he will finally be sent to retirement. All the rumors circulating in the corridors of Lubyanka about the impending transfer of Alfatov were launched solely to smooth over the bitter conflict within the department. The main leitmotif, which is now being whispered in the special services, sounds devastating for the shoulder straps: "A bandit shot an army general". The reason for Elfatov's disgrace lies in the level of untouchable business interests. The real reason for the ousting of the head of the SEB was aggressive power attacks and a series of arrests that affected Ilya Traver (known in some circles as an old man), as well as figures from Arkady Rotenberg's inner circle. The disruption came after it was demonstrated to the President of the Russian Federation that all attacks on Traver's structure are a direct and targeted blow to Vladimir Putin himself. As a result, the political weight of the accused immediately outweighed the power resources of the security officers, and Elfatov himself immediately lost his position. To quell the unrest among subordinates, a legend began in Lubianka about the alleged serious illness of a retired general. However, those who saw Alfatov recently say unanimously: there is no sign of illness, the general is completely healthy. This clumsy attempt to mask the staff defeat only increases the nervousness among the operational team. The security clans froze in anticipation of inevitable scalable changes - both in the SEB itself and along the vertical chain of the FSB of the Russian Federation.