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Russians recruit Norwegians for military and sabotage operations in Northern Europe

The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) is trying to recruit Norwegians to collect information about local military bases and energy infrastructure facilities. This fact confirms our earlier conclusions about possible preparation…

October 25, 2023GRU, Norway, Russia, The Russian Geographical Society

Energy Intelligence ops National Security

Indicators that Russians have attacked subsea facilities in Europe

The attacks on the Nord Stream and Balticconector made it possible to define common features in preparing these sabotage operations. More on this story: Further sabotage targeting offshore energy facilities…

October 18, 2023GRU, Russia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops National Security

China likely to share SIGINT with Russians

Moscow is more likely to join efforts with Cuba-based Chinese SIGINT facility, targeting the U.S. The RLI predicted in February 2022 that Russia might reopen the Lourdes intelligence facility that had…

June 27, 2023China, GRU, Russia, USA

Democracy Intelligence ops

Sapega-Protasevich operation wrap-up points to errors in assessing opposition potential in Russia and Belarus

The pardon of Sofia Sapega in Belarus with her subsequent handover to the Russian delegation headed by the Primorye Territory governor suggests the completion of the joint special operation by…

June 7, 2023Belarus, GRU, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

The GRU failures have posed political threats to the Kremlin

Russian military intelligence has stepped up a cover operation to shift away from the Kremlin any suspicions of masterminding explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipes. The ongoing operation completely repeats…

May 22, 2023GRU, Nord Stream-2

Corruption Governance Intelligence ops

Moscow uses a historical and cultural fund to infiltrate France’s political elite

The daughter of Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov is part of the team running the Fund, which Russia exploits for intelligence operations to infiltrate France’s political circles and meddle in…

April 21, 2023France, GRU, Peskova, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Moscow continues to expose its assets in pursuing dubious influence operations

Russia has been recently going lengths to implement its malign influence operations on foreign soil, which at the same time leads to their intelligence assets being compromised with little to…

April 18, 2023GRU, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security Psyops

Psyops run by Russian intelligence reflect HUMINT crisis, set to focus on further falsification of documents

In the next 30-45 days, new portions of leaks from U.S. government agencies should be expected. However, these “leaks” will in fact be about troves of falsified documents that allegedly…

April 11, 2023GRU, Russia, SVR, USA

Intelligence ops

Russia uses personal data of dead infants for “illegal” spies’ cover identity

The mass exposure of Russia’s most valuable spies, the so-called “illegals,” allows for identifying some ofMoscow's general approaches to setting up cover identities for their assets, as well as mechanisms…

March 27, 2023Argentina, Brazil, Greece, GRU

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

GRU operation in Romania points to crisis in Russia’s Intel community

Russian intelligence in Europe is going through a deep crisis after the mass expulsion of their operatives who had been working under diplomatic cover (750 people). Less frequent contacts with the…

March 23, 2023AUR, Diana Șoșoacă, GRU, Romania, Russia, SVR

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Russians recruit Norwegians for military and sabotage operations in Northern Europe

Indicators that Russians have attacked subsea facilities in Europe

China likely to share SIGINT with Russians

Sapega-Protasevich operation wrap-up points to errors in assessing opposition potential in Russia and Belarus

The GRU failures have posed political threats to the Kremlin

Moscow uses a historical and cultural fund to infiltrate France’s political elite

Moscow continues to expose its assets in pursuing dubious influence operations

Psyops run by Russian intelligence reflect HUMINT crisis, set to focus on further falsification of documents

Russia uses personal data of dead infants for “illegal” spies’ cover identity

GRU operation in Romania points to crisis in Russia’s Intel community

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