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Five men and one woman accused of helping Russian forces direct a missile attack on a residential building that killed ten people and injured over 80 have been arrested, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on May 15. In a post on Telegram, the SBU said the alleged Russian agents helped coordinate a double-tap strike on the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, in August last year. Ten people died in the attack, including several rescue workers who raced to the scene of the first missile, only to be hit by another around 40 minutes later. "On their instructions, on Aug. 7, 2023, (Russian for...
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Czech authorities placed Russian military intelligence (GRU) Major General Andrey Averyanov on the country's wanted list, Seznam Zpravy reported on May 10. The country's investigators believe that Averyanov coordinated the supposed Russian sabotage operation in 2014 that led to ammunition depot explosions in the eastern Czech town of Vrbetice, killing two people and causing damages in tens of millions of dollars. The wanted notice was published on the Czech police's website, indicating that the search was declared on May 7. Averyanov is the commander of the notorious GRU Unit 29155, associated...
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The U.K. will expel a Russian defense attache, saying they are an "undeclared military intelligence officer," British Home Secretary James Cleverly said on May 8. Speaking to parliament, Cleverly said the move was in response to an increase in malign activity from the Kremlin, both in the U.K. and across Europe. "Today in conjunction with the Foreign Secretary (David Cameron), I am announcing a package of measures to make clear to Russia that we will not tolerate such apparent escalations," he said. "I can tell the House that we will expel the Russian defense attache, who is an undeclared mili...
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A former German army captain has admitted spying for Russia, saying he was motivated over fears of a global nuclear escalation amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Identified only as Thomas H., the 54-year-old went on trial in Dusseldorf on April 29 charged with conducting espionage on behalf of Moscow and leaking state secrets. "It was wrong. I stand by that," he said on the opening day of the trial, adding the accusations against him are "broadly accurate." He was a serving officer when he was arrested in August of last year. The charges against him were made public on March 19. The accused said he...
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The Kremlin is tightening rules around foreign travel for Russian officials over fears foreign countries could target them and obtain state secrets, Reuters reported on April 18, citing undisclosed sources. According to sources who spoke to the news agency, even travel to countries with warm relations with Moscow is being restricted. "You can't go anywhere at all, not even to Uzbekistan or Belarus for the May holidays," one said, adding: "You can go only if you have permission." Reuters reports that pressure is being placed on all government ministries by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB...
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Austria had expelled two Russian diplomats over actions "incompatible with their diplomatic status," the Heute newspaper reported on March 13, citing the Austrian Foreign Ministry. The Russian officials have been declared "personae non gratae" and have to leave the country at the latest on March 19. Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was "outraged" by what it called a "purely political" decision. The move came shortly after the Falter newspaper reported on a dossier according to which 23 Russian diplomats have been engaged in intelligence activities in Austria. The document claims that the Russ...
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