Russia is stepping up fake Ukrainian government pages as bait for recruiting agents, Ukraine’s security service says
Russian intelligence uses the counterfeits to spread disinformation and to harvest data on the Ukrainians who subscribe.
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Poland can’t arrest its way out of Russia’s spy pipeline—107 espionage cases in 20 months, and the tempo is holding
67 cases in 2025, at least 40 more in the first eight months of 2026—and those are only the top-tier investigations Poland's national prosecutors handle.
Russian-Australian man charged over alleged operation to gather Ukrainian military secrets
Australian police allege he joined Ukraine's armed forces after receiving military-style training in Russia, then tried to pass information to people linked to Russian intelligence.
Poland arrests a Ukrainian suspected of a Russia-ordered plot to kill a weapons-industry figure—the bomb never went off
A phone-detonated device planted under the target's car failed, and the suspect fled across the border into a Polish cell.
Sweden says it stopped Russian operation to discredit country and EU. But no one will be prosecuted
Sweden's Säpo exposed a Russian intelligence operation that recruited an agent in a foreign diplomatic mission to undermine Swedish decision-making.
New York Times: Russian spies used Japan to source technology for war
A little-known GRU unit allegedly operated through an Aeroflot office near Japan’s national police headquarters, according to NYT's reporting. They used business and logistics ties to obtain equipment for Russia’s war machine.
A French factory that makes drones for Ukraine was firebombed with Molotov cocktails
French intelligence now treats Russian interference as its leading theory.
Russia was preparing targeted terror attacks against Ukrainian defense engineers. SBU detained spy compiling “card index”
GRU planned terror attacks on Ukrainian defense engineers, not just factory air strikes.
Belarus’s has more than 100 KGB officers in about 40 countries, BelPol investigation finds
Tasks span disinformation, sanctions evasion, and opposition surveillance.
Your router could be Russian spy — Ukraine and FBI just exposed how Moscow did it
Russia hacked home routers to steal passwords.
This is Moscow’s parallel war: Russian intelligence orders spying on German drone supplier for Ukraine — Spiegel
GRU recruited a Ukrainian refugee in Germany via Telegram. His target: a Bavarian businessman supplying drones to Ukraine
Ukraine exposes Hungarian spy network hunting air defense positions in western regions. He operated from diplomatic mission (VIDEO)
Former and active Ukrainian soldiers recruite, as money, perks, and drugs used as bait.
Russian spies try to sneak into Europe. One arrived with Estonian residence permit and cover story about healthcare
Estonia banned him from Schengen.
Russian spies buying properties near military bases across Europe, three intelligence agencies warn
Summer houses, churches, warehouses, and even islands have been acquired in at least a dozen countries, with officials fearing some already contain explosives, drones, and weapons, The Telegraph reports.
“Former convicts and drug addicts”: Security chief reveals Russia’s recruitment method for sabotage in Latvia
The criminal underworld becomes Russian tool of pressure in European cities.
Poland convicts man who scouted Zelenskyy’s route for Russian assassins
Convicted man offered to join Wagner and Russian military intelligence.
Honeytrap empire: Epstein files reveal deep ties to Belarusian and Russian individuals, including an FSB-trained business advisor
3 million pages document FSB contacts, sanctioned bank transfers, and channels to the Kremlin
35-year-old Belarusian woman arrested in Kyiv on suspicion of spying for KGB since 2015
The suspect allegedly attempted to infiltrate Ukraine's military intelligence after years of building connections among Ukrainian politicians and military, SBU says.
Germany arrests alleged Russian spy with access to Zelenskyy, Merz
Ukrainian-born suspect posed as community advocate while feeding intelligence to GRU
Fake tourists and fishing boats: Norway steps up border defenses as Russian hybrid threats mount
Brigade plans to double strength, coordinates with Sweden and Finland.