Russian intel ordered arson on Ukrainian restaurant in Tallinn, Estonian court rules
A GRU-directed Moldovan suspects carried out the attack in Estonia’s capital after a trial run in Osula.
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Ukraine detains six suspected Russian agents, including teen arsonist
The SBU security service says suspects were recruited via Telegram and ordered to target railway and military infrastructure.
Russian saboteur charged with arson attack on Polish building store
A Belarusian national has been indicted for setting fire to a store in 2024, allegedly working for Russian intelligence, with the operation's footage later used in Russian propaganda.
Finland-Germany submarine cable damaged again in Baltic Sea in possible sabotage act
Swedish coast guard confirms C-Lion1 cable connecting Finland to Germany damaged again near Gotland island in the Baltic Sea.
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.
Russia offers $ 5,000 for attacks on Ukraine mobilization offices, undercover journalists reveal
Texty exposed FSB efforts to finance sabotage at recruitment centers, arson against Ukrainian military cars, and assassinations.
YLE: Multiple drone sightings reported near Finnish gunpowder factory
Police are investigating several possible unauthorized drone flights at the Nammo factory in Finland's Laukaa.
US lawyer helped connect FSB operatives with Zelenskyy campaign in 2019, The Times says
A Moscow-based spy ring led by Vladimir Sivkovych compromised Ukraine’s security service by embedding agent Oleh Kulinich years before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Azerbaijan expels main Kremlin propaganda organization from country
Baku shut down Rossotrudnichestvo’s operations, citing unregistered status and suspected intelligence-linked schemes.
The cost of “easy money”: Russian services eliminate their own sabotage recruits in recent attacks on Ukraine’s military recruitment centers
Three separate incidents in February have exposed a systematic Russian approach of using young Ukrainian men as disposable agents who are often unaware they are being set up for certain death.
Norway-flagged ship with all-Russian crew seized over Baltic cable damage
Norwegian authorities seized Silver Dania with Russian crew at Latvia's request, while Swedish investigators focus on Maltese-flagged vessel Vezhen.
ISW: Ukraine offers coal to Moldova’s Transnistria in exchange for electricity
Ukraine and Moldova’s presidents discussed aiding Transnistria’s power plant with coal and expertise to potentially ease energy costs in Moldova and reduce Russian gas dependence.
Estonia plans to guard energy sites during break from Russian grid
Tallinn will deploy police and defense volunteers to secure energy infrastructure during the Baltic States' planned Russian power grid disconnection in February.
Russian online recruitment of intel gatherers across Europe revealed by investigation
The coordinated Russian intelligence gathering operation via Telegram recruits Europe's Russian-speakers for collecting sensitive military info.
Suspected Russian agents arrested for sabotage plot to derail military train
Ukraine's Security Service says it prevented casualties and equipment damage in Rivne Oblast by stopping a defense cargo train before it reached tracks damaged by explosives.
Lithuania promises to disconnect Baltic States from Russian power grid by 8 February, switching to EU supplies
Lithuania implements enhanced security measures at facilities linking the Baltic nations to Poland, including anti-drone systems and specialized weaponry.
Finland says Russian shadow fleet tanker crew planned more cable sabotage before arrest
After damaging the Estlink 2 power cable, Eagle S crew was positioned to damage Estlink1 and BalticConnector gas pipeline when authorities intervened, as per investigators.
Russia paid Taliban to target US troops in Afghanistan in 2016-2019, investigation reveals
Russian GRU intelligence agency reportedly offered $200,000 for each US soldier killed, transferring funds via Afghan couriers who operated under the cover of gemstone trading.
Swedish navy recovers Russian shadow fleet tanker’s anchor in Finnish Gulf cable damage case
The Eagle S tanker is suspected of deliberately damaging underwater cables between Finland and Estonia in late December.
NATO boosting presence in Baltic Sea after Russia damaged cable, Estonia confirms
Estonia confirms NATO's increased military presence in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland regions to protect underwater infrastructure.