Female bodyguards practise essential combat skills at Russian Special Forces University as they prepare to protect Putin's oligarch pals, according to The Sun.

They were put through their paces at the opening ceremony of a female bodyguard training course in Chechnya, Russia.

Women can be seen decked out in camo and fighter gear as they train in combat and shooting.

The female trainees have been pictured in an outdoor shooting range as they prepare for guarding Russia’s most elite personnel.

This intense training course seems to be gearing up the women to become private bodyguards, which almost all of Putin’s pals and Russian oligarchs hire as part of their entourage.

They can also be seen carrying out intense practical drills by shielding the door of a car with their gun in hand.

Women can be seen decked out in camo and fighter gear as they train in combat and shooting.

The female trainees have been pictured in an outdoor shooting range as they prepare for guarding Russia’s most elite personnel.

This intense training course seems to be gearing up the women to become private bodyguards, which almost all of Putin’s pals and Russian oligarchs hire as part of their entourage.

They can also be seen carrying out intense practical drills by shielding the door of a car with their gun in hand.

The women stand around the parked vehicle, aiming their weapons ahead at an imaginary threat while learning how to protect Vlad’s VIP mates.

Another image depicts the unarmed self-defence training the women are taking on as they brush up on their martial arts skills.

They throw punches at boxing bags and fight one another in combat exercises, covering all bases for any type of attack.

Chaotic roleplays of getting a person into and out of a car while under attack is also carried out as part of this Special Forces training.