Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), since 2010 officially the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GU), the primary intelligence service of the Russian Armed …

The Foreign Intelligence Service is part of the national-security system and is called upon to protect individuals, society and the state from foreign threats. The President of the Russian …

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Russian: Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, romanized: Sluzhba Vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii, IPA: [ˈsluʐbə …

As Russia’s primary civilian foreign intelligence agency, the SVR is tasked with collecting the full spectrum of political, economic, and scientific intelligence. The SVR operates both official and …

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation [a] (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate …

Headed since 2018 by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, the GRU plays an important role in Russia’s foreign and national security policies. As an arm of the military, the GRU is responsible for all …

The Foreign Intelligence Service consists of several special state agencies – foreign intelligence bodies of the Russian Federation – and is a vital part of Russia's security system aimed at …

Nov 26, 2024 · In Ukraine, Russian military intelligence recruits individuals to execute attacks on military personnel, offering payments for successful operations, often exploiting economic …

Oct 13, 2024 · The SVR preempts threats and furthers Russia’s national security objectives by collecting intelligence, producing analysis, and conducting covert action as directed by the …

Despite Russia’s substantial military losses since its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s intelligence services (RIS) remain a formidable threat to the United States.