spies said the new recruits have betrayed their motherland

Veteran spies in Russia have reacted in horror after a show of strength by newly graduated agents in a cortege of black Mercedes Gelandewagens.

The cavalcade by recently-qualified 007s from Vladimir Putin's espionage ranks has stunned Cold War specialists schooled in staying in the shadows.

The brash automobile parade through the streets of Moscow with horns blaring was variously reported as being by rookie agents from the foreign intelligence section of the FSB spy academy.

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Show of strength: Newly graduated FSB agents form a cortege of black Mercedes Gelandewagens in Russia

Brazen: The brash automobile parade took place through the streets of Moscow with horns blaring

The FSB was once headed by Putin, who was also a KGB agent in Germany during the Cold War.

Putin has declined to comment on the scandal but the Kremlin today (MON) demanded the matter should be dealt with by academy and service chiefs.

To veterans, it is shocking that rookie agents would show their faces.

As shock sank, footage of the ostentatious procession of black Gelandewagens in Moscow was posted on videos accompanied by the famous Emperor March from the American Star Wars movies.

Retired FSB general-major Alexander Mikhailov told REN-TV that the graduates had betrayed their motherland.

He was furious that photographs and names of future agents were made public on the web, and blamed the recruits for their spy high jincks..

'It is a treason,' he thundered.

'A full betrayal of their service.

Shocking: footage of the ostentatious procession of black Gelandewagens in Moscow was posted in videos

Participants: Reported as rookie agents from the foreign intelligence section of the FSB spy academy

Videos of the parade were accompanied by the famous Emperor March from the American Star Wars movies

'Nobody knows where these guys will serve. How can you post online photographs of those who are already serving in the FSB?

'Half of them should be fired, and the other half should start their service with reprimands.'

A member of a Gelandewagen fan club confirmed the cavalcade involved graduates from a leading spy academy in Moscow.

'The party was so massive, it was not possible to hide it,' he explained.

'If only the hired cameraman had not 'flashed' their faces in YouTube, it would not be a problem.

Putin's new recruits: The FSB was once headed by Putin, who was also a KGB agent during the Cold War

'It is not forbidden to wave from the open windows of the car.'

One picture shows dozens of the alleged spies posing for a celebration photograph, their faces plainly visible.

Bloggers have unflatteringly compared the graduate spies with Russia's 'golden youth', the scions of oligarchs notorious in Moscow for their playboy lifestyles.

There are certain to be recriminations over the unprecedented scenes in Moscow.