Inside Russia’s secret digital war on NATO’s logistics lifeline to Ukraine
A report reveals the scope of a three-year-long cyber campaign: infiltrators gained long-term access using spearphishing and known software flaws.
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Russians hacked border cameras to spy on Ukraine-bound aid
UK’s NCSC confirms 10,000 surveillance systems compromised, mostly in Ukraine and Romania, to spy on Western supplies.
WSJ: Russia’s new intel dept orchestrates attacks across Europe
GRU Special Tasks Department's operations included attempted killings, sabotage, and a plot to put incendiary devices on planes, reflecting Moscow’s wartime footing against the West.
Russian spy receives 15 years for missile strike guidance in Zhytomyr Oblast
A middle-aged female agent recruited by Russian military intelligence used social media to coordinate missile strikes, while seeking sensitive military information, a court found.
SBU captures suspected Russian GRU mole within Ukraine’s SOF
The lieutenant colonel reportedly was a Special Operation Forces commander whose leaked data targeted Ukrainian operations in southern Ukraine.
Ukraine arrests suspected Russian agent in Chernihiv for arson and targeting military sites
The GRU spy reportedly committed arson on military vehicles, monitored Ukrainian sites, and planned attacks on soldiers using explosives.
Russian colonel linked to military intelligence shot dead near Moscow – Ukraine silent
A high-ranking GRU official, the deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces Training Center, was shot at close range in Solnechnogorsk-2, according to Russian media.
UK intel: Russia’s GRU unit known for sabotage, assassination attempts in EU responsible for cyberattacks aiding Ukraine invasion
The UK links Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 to cyber operations supporting the Ukraine invasion, including WhisperGate, and sabotage, espionage, and assassination attempts across Europe.
Moscow-backed church’s priest accused of spying for Russian military intel in Kharkiv Oblast
Ukraine's Security Service says it thwarted Russian air strikes on Ukrainian railways in Kharkiv Oblast, arresting a Moscow-backed church priest and railway employee for gathering intelligence on Ukrainian military train movements for Russia's GRU.
Russian GRU’s sabotage recruitment in Baltics exposed by journalists
Investigative journalists expose how Russia's GRU recruited Baltic locals for sabotage, including a firebomb attack on a military facility in Kyiv, as detailed in court documents.
Ex-Russian GRU officer Salikov exposes Russia’s proxy Ukraine “republics” (full translation)
In a bombshell interview, Salikov, who arrived to testify at the ICC, tells how Russia manufactured a "local uprising" in eastern Ukraine, funneled weapons over the border, and shelled its own territory to keep the conflict going
Wife of Ukraine’s intel chief allegedly poisoned
Marianna Budanova was recently hospitalized after being poisoned by heavy metals, which are not used in everyday life or military affairs, indicating this was likely a targeted poisoning attempt.
British intel: Russia will likely bring the Soviet-era M-55 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft back into service
The aircraft will help Russia establish timely and accurate prosecution of targets by air, sea, and ground forces.
Ukrainian lawmaker charged with high treason
Ukraine's Bureau of Investigation charges lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinskyi with treason, stating he worked with Russia's military intelligence agency aiming to destabilize Ukraine's political situation and discredit the country internationally.
Ukrainian agent infiltrates Russian Spetsnaz, helps expose crimes
Russia's vaunted special forces have been infiltrated by Ukraine, the SBU disclosed Wednesday, with an undercover Ukrainian operative helping expose plots and document war crimes.
Ukrainian hackers get access to Russian top-ranking intel officer’s email
The hackers of the Ukrainian hacker group Kiber Sprotyv (Cyber Resistance) got access to the mail of a…
Man who plotted to kill Ukraine’s defense minister, spy chief at Russia’s behest sentenced to 12 years
A Ukrainian citizen who served in Russia's proxy "Luhansk People's Republic" and planned to kill Ukrainian citizens on…
Moscow seized control of Russian émigré group in US to promote Kremlin policies in Ukraine
In fact, the FBI did speak with some members of the group; but it did not move to…
How to be a Finn if you’re a Soviet spy: KGB’s illustrated tips from the 1970s
First, I want to tell you a joke. Many a true word is spoken in jest. A scout…
Putin has two reasons to kill his opponents and the West has to counter both, Shulipa says
Yury Shulipa, author of How Putin Kills Abroad, says that Putin has two reasons for doing away with…