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GRU-orchestrated ammo depot blasts, arms dealer murder attempt all aimed to undermine Ukraine

Moscow aimed to hinder supplies of ammunition desperately sought by Ukraine Army in the face of Russian aggression.

23:45, 26.04.2021

SBU nabs Russian GRU's asset in Kharkiv (Video)

The man intended to hand over to Russians confidential paperwork on tank armor design.

11:05, 22.02.2021

Exposed: Russia's military intel behind "destructive" Telegram channels prominent in Ukraine

A number of Telegram channels report on politics and spin the alleged insights and leaks from top offices.

19:40, 01.02.2021

EU imposes sanctions on Russian military intelligence chief – media

The new sanctions and the earlier ones imposed over Navalny mark a hardening of the EU's response to what it views as Russian attempts to destabilise the bloc's democracies.

23:50, 22.10.2020

EU extends for 12 months sanctions on GRU chiefs over Skripal poisoning

The sanctions have also been prolonged against five Syrian officials involved in chemical weapons development.

14:00, 12.10.2020

EU imposes sanctions on four Russians, GRU military intel unit over cyberattacks

The restrictions include travel bans and asset freeze.

20:15, 30.07.2020

EU ambassadors agree on sanctions against Russia, China for cyberattacks – journalist

This is about asset freezes against Russia's GRU military intel and the intelligence services of China and North Korea.

16:40, 22.07.2020

MH17 case: Russia-controlled supervisor of 'DPR' terrorists detained in Kyiv

Ukraine's SBU service has recordings of phone calls where the detainee elaborates on a feud between the Russian intelligence service and the FSB over control of illegal armed formations' leaders in Donbas.

09:20, 08.07.2020

SBU presses charges against Russian GRU operative who handled senior asset in Ukrainian gov't

The asset, former chief of protocol in Ukraine's Cabinet, had earlier pleaded guilty and sentenced before being handed over to Russia in a major swap effort in September 2019.

12:00, 27.05.2020

Russian diplomats in Norway tied to spy agency – media

Norwegians cultivated as sources of information "don't realize" that the diplomats are also basically spies, counterintelligence chief notes.

23:50, 06.05.2020

Journalists identify FSB's elusive operative "Elbrus": From MH17 to assassinations in Europe

Despite the fact that Col. Igor Egorov played a crucial role in the annexation of Crimea and in Russia's incursion into Eastern Ukraine, he has crisscrossed the EU and traveled to the Middle East and Asia on almost a monthly basis.

22:40, 24.04.2020

MH17 trial: Russia's GRU tried to hinder, influence probe on multiple fronts, Dutch report says

This included meddling, hacking, theft, and other spycraft efforts.

14:00, 06.03.2020

Diplomat from Russian mission to WTO oversaw secret hit squad – media

President Vladimir Putin, who previously headed Russia's main intelligence agency, has made the country's military and spy agencies a priority during his tenure in office.

19:10, 25.02.2020

Russian agents plunge to new ocean depths in Ireland to crack transatlantic cables – The Times

Irish security officials suspect that Russia might be considering their country as a regional base for intelligence operations.

09:00, 17.02.2020

Terrorist leader Girkin says not to testify in MH17 trial

The Russian national says he doesn't recognize charges pressed against him.

16:00, 04.02.2020

RFE/RL: Bulgaria charges three Russians in absentia over attempted murders in 2015

Open-source and online sleuth Bellingcat has identified Sergeyev as a member of an "elite overseas clandestine-operations" team that is part of GRU unit 29155.

21:59, 23.01.2020

Three suspected Russian spies traveled to Barcelona in 2016 and 2017 – media

According to information obtained by EL PAÍS, the members of the elite military group Unit 29155 made a total of four trips to the Catalan capital.

19:32, 28.12.2019

Russia reviving ISIS threat in Europe – OSINT group

The recent exposure of a group of ISIS-affiliated Chechen in Austria once again speaks of Russia's interest in destabilizing Europe and their effective tools for influencing European politics.

18:00, 19.12.2019

Elite Russian spy unit used French Alps region as logistical base – media

The unit is believed to be responsible for the attempt on Sergei Skripal's life.

15:36, 05.12.2019

Spain opens investigation into Russian spies working to destabilize Catalonia – media

The court is probing whether an elite military group known as Unit 29155 carried out actions aimed at destabilizing the region during the separatist push.

20:30, 21.11.2019

Trump allegedly got his Ukraine conspiracy theory from the Russia-tied criminals on his campaign – Washington Post

The conspiracy theory also was apparently fertilized by Manafort associate Konstantin Kilimnik.

21:50, 04.11.2019

Bulgaria asks Russia to recall diplomat over spying allegation – Reuters

A Russian diplomat who Bulgarian prosecutors suspect was involved in espionage has left Bulgaria, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said on Monday.

10:40, 29.10.2019

Investigative journos find Russian wedding photos highlighting novichok suspect's security ties

The man who walked his daughter down the aisle is Major General Andrei Averyanov, the secretive commander of a Russian military unit that Western intelligence officials have reportedly linked to a range of malfeasance in Europe.

09:50, 15.10.2019

Top secret Russian unit seeks to destabilize Europe, security officials say – NYT

This is a unit of the G.R.U. that has been active over the years across Europe.

00:32, 09.10.2019

Two Russian troops handed to Russia in exchange for Nadiia Savchenko already dead – journalist

This is not the first report claiming their deaths.

09:00, 09.09.2019

Ukroboronprom employee who spied for Russia sentenced to 9 years

A Zaporizhia resident had been gathering intelligence for Russia on various aspects of the functioning of Ukraine's defense industry and the socio-political situation in the region.

23:20, 31.08.2019

Berlin Chechen shooting: Russian assassin used fake ID

The complex past of the victim leads to possibilities that he may have been assassinated in an operation led by either of the FSB, the GRU or even Ramzan Kadyrov’s own security apparatus.

17:40, 31.08.2019

Groysman's ex-interpreter charged with spying for Russia pleads guilty

As part of deal with prosecutors, the convict was released, having spent more than 1.5 years in a detention facility.

14:50, 30.08.2019

Russia linked to cyberattacks on Bellingcat researchers probing GRU

Russian hacking group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, is believed to be controlled by the GRU and is the most likely culprit, although that will be difficult if not impossible to substantiate.

21:00, 27.07.2019

SBU busts defense company employee spying for Russia

The SBU agents detained a man as he tried to cross out of Ukraine with intelligence materials on him.

15:00, 05.07.2019

Ukrainian PM's ex-interpreter charged with spying for Russia released from custody

The court eased the preventive measure to house arrest.

09:40, 04.07.2019

Third Russian suspect "commanded attack" on Skripal: media

The pattern of his communications while in the UK indicates that Maj Gen Sergeyev liaised with officers in Moscow.

10:30, 29.06.2019

Russians spread fake plot to assassinate Boris Johnson on social media

The operation was a classic influence campaign, known as "active measures", designed to provoke tension in the west, says a new study.

14:00, 24.06.2019

Russia's FSB, GRU should be recognized terrorist organizations: Ukraine NSDC secretary

Turchynov says Russia should be recognized as a state sponsoring terrorism.

12:20, 18.04.2019

Man who tried to kill security operative in car blast alive contrary to earlier reports – SBU

The perpetrator is a Russian national working for Russian intelligence, Hrytsak said.

15:40, 17.04.2019

SBU exposes psy-ops group working for Russia's GRU

The group was led by a Russian lieutenant colonel on active duty, and tasked with destabilizing the situation in Ukraine applying methods of hybrid information warfare, including with the use of social networks.

21:00, 12.03.2019

Secret services probed 'frantic' activity at Russian embassy in days before Novichok attack, sources say

Intelligence services continue to believe the attack was ordered at "the highest level in the Russian state", the source said.

15:40, 04.03.2019

Russian general pitches "information" operations as a form of war: NYT

General Gerasimov said Russia’s armed forces must maintain both “classical” and “asymmetrical” potential, using jargon for the mix of combat, intelligence and propaganda tools that the Kremlin has deployed in conflicts such as Syria and Ukraine.

10:20, 04.03.2019

Bellingcat identifies third suspect in Skripal poisoning as Denis Sergeev

The man is high-ranking Russian military intelligence (GRU) operative.

22:00, 14.02.2019

Third Skripal hitman remained in UK after Salisbury Novichok attack – media

He was using a passport whose number differed by only a few digits from the fake passports used under the names of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov.

10:40, 07.02.2019

Wagner PMC part of Russian military intel, IDs of "mercenaries" confirm – Ukraine security chief

The SBU head says peculiarities of the issue of travel passports for a group of troops that set off for Venezuela proves they are a "secret detachment of outsourced assassins hired by Russia's military intelligence."

20:00, 28.01.2019

EU Ambassadors agree on sanctions against GRU's "Salisbury tourists" – journalist

The sanctions will be approved by the EU on Monday.

19:50, 16.01.2019

Ukraine "testing ground" for Russian military psy-ops unit

The unit also is known for posing as a CyberCaliphate hacking outfit "supporting the Islamic State."

17:00, 31.12.2018

Moscow spreading disinformation ahead of SBU's briefing on Russian sabotage groups – information policy ministry

The deputy minister points at clumsiness in the latest disinformation effort by the Russians.

12:25, 27.12.2018

U.S. targets GRU officers linked to hacking, Skripal poisoning with new sanctions

Most of those named had been previously listed in other U.S. blacklists or U.S. criminal indictments.

23:40, 19.12.2018

New chief of Russian GRU engaged in inciting riots in France – OSINT expert

The top spy has failed the task, Tymchuk notes, as the world has become aware of Russia's involvement in radicalizing mass protests.

11:00, 12.12.2018

Russian attache earlier deported from Ukraine for espionage continues "diplomatic" work in Belarus – media

The journalists note his role in undermining Ukrainian statehood in early 2014.

13:40, 06.12.2018

Second GRU officer indicted in Montenegro coup unmasked - Bellingcat

Bellingcat’s findings add important and intriguing details to GRU’s modus operandi in undercover operations, including use of sham business operations, and add to the understanding of GRU’s covert operatives’ world.

19:10, 22.11.2018

GRU head dies after 'serious and long illness' – media

The Russian Defense Ministry did not disclose further details about his death.

10:11, 22.11.2018

Skripal poisoning suspect's colleague from GRU found in Latvia - media

The man has been working in the Russian Embassy in Riga since 2011, the investigation says.

16:50, 02.11.2018