Obsidian Security Solutions

OSS was formed in 1997, in the wake of the Budyonnovsk Hospital hostage crisis, and are headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Current personnel count and company assets are unknown. It is known, however, that Obsidian personnel are typically sourced from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), along with select members coming from the Russian military, and civilian personnel. They are known to have been active in the annexation of Crimea during the Russian/Ukrainian war of 2014, providing "security services" in support of local ethnic Russians, as well as conducting counterinsurgency operations against Chechnyan insurrectionists. Several operators within Obsidian, as well as the company's Chief Financial Officer, Timur Vladimirovich Gorokhov, were placed under arrest in 2004 for suspected involvement in the Beslin School attack. Upon arrest, they were immediately transferred to the custody of the SVR, imprisoned in an undisclosed location, and were subsequently given full pardons by Vladimir Putin shortly thereafter. This resulted in rumors being circulated that Obsidian is at the very least state sanctioned, and is potentially a state-backed organization. Obsidian CEO - Nikita Bodrov Nikita Stepanovich Bodrov, b. 1954, is the Chief Executive Officer of Obsidian, and is one of the two founding partners of the organization. According to public records, he served several tours in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation. He is rumored to have been a commander within the KGB's Spetsgruupa Alfa. He may have been involved in KGB operations to manipulate elections in Bangladesh in the late 1970's. It is rumored that he also has direct ties to Vladimir Putin, as they have often been seen speaking to each other at multiple state functions. He has publicly said that he believes that the fall of the Communist Party was the single best thing that happened to the Russian People: "Communism, as created by Lenin and implemented by Stalin, was a step backwards for the Russian people. The purges, re-writing of history, and blind obedience to an idealistic notion that was totally corrupt stifled the State and it's people. The President has said that those who want the Union back have no brains, but I think that those who want it back have no soul." - Bodrov, "Good Morning" Channel One Russia interview with Marina Yevgenevna Kim, 2017 Bodrov has been described as "old school Russian", born and raised during the height of Soviet Russia. While showing public disdain toward Communism, he is even more well known for his views on liberal politics: "......(liberalism) as embraced by modern Western democracies has weakened the world as a whole. Countries are subservient to the ever-changing whims of social movements that are counter to a strong, stable State." "Vremya" Channel One Russia interview with Mikhail Leontyev, 2019 Bodrov retired in 1997 with the rank of Colonel-General. Obsidian CFO - Timur Gorokhov Timur Vladimirovich Gorokhov, b. 1948, is Obsidian's Chief Financial Officer, and one of the two founding partners of the organization. According to public records, he became a member of the KGB at a very early age, serving within the Internal Security Directorate. He was an active proponent of the suppression of ideological subversion, drafting State policies that authorized the active hunting, interrogation and "mitigation" of groups deemed to be enemies of the State. After the Soviet Union's dissolution, he obtained a position within the Federal Security Service, eventually rising to be the Chief of Counterintelligence. He retired from the FSB in 1997, with the rank of General-Lieutenant. The only other information known about Gorokhov is that he was given personal responsibility for the information delivered to the FSB by Aldrich Ames, a former CIA Counterintelligence officer. This information resulted in the execution of at least 25 Soviet citizens who were identified as CIA assets within Russia. History of Conflict with Praetorian Toward the end of Praetorian's contract with the Maersk Group in Denmark, OSS came into direct conflict with Praetorian, as they were working with local insurgents to destabilize the Bornholm region of Denmark. In response to that conflict, Praetorian travelled to Beketov, Russia, and directly attacked OSS assets and infrastructure. Conflict between the two groups continues to this day, as they often find themselves on opposite sides of conflicts.