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Russian military intelligence agency
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, is the foreign military
GRU_(Russian_Federation)
Russian special forces unit
Spetsnaz GRU, formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, (Russian: Части и подразделения
Spetsnaz_GRU
Topics referred to by the same term
Economics GRU (Russian Federation), Russian intelligence service GRU (Soviet Union), Soviet military intelligence service Spetsnaz GRU, Russian army special
Gru_(disambiguation)
Soviet military intelligence agency (1918–92)
established Russian Federation until 7 May 1992 when it was dissolved and the Russian GRU took over its activities. The GRU's first predecessor in Russia formed
Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)
Main_Intelligence_Directorate_(Soviet_Union)
Topics referred to by the same term
Intelligence Directorate may refer to: GRU (Russian Federation), the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Armed Forces Main Intelligence Directorate
Main_Intelligence_Directorate
The 2025 GRU exposure in Prague concerned a Russian influence operation uncovered by the Czech Security Information Service (BIS) involving Belarusian
2025_GRU_Exposure_in_Prague
Alleged and confirmed Russian-linked sabotage incidents across Europe since 2022
largely coordinated by Russian intelligence (GRU) and executed by covert operatives or locally recruited perpetrators, with Russian authorities denying responsibility
Russian sabotage operations in Europe
Russian_sabotage_operations_in_Europe
Russian GRU unit
Information and Communication Service of the State Technical University) is a Russian GRU unit reportedly responsible for psychological operations. Unit 54777
GRU_Unit_54777
2014 annexation of Ukrainian territory
Russian governments (General Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia and later South Russian Government). In October 1921, the Bolshevik Russian SFSR
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea
Unit of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate
Unit 29155 is a Russian military intelligence unit of the GRU. It is associated with foreign assassinations and other activities aimed at destabilising
GRU_Unit_29155
Russian intelligence agent (1956–2018)
of the Russian Federation, Russia's military intelligence agency previously known as the GRU. Igor Korobov was born in Vyazma, a town in Russia's Smolensk
Igor_Korobov
Military forces of the Russian Federation
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organised into three
Russian_Armed_Forces
Russian intelligence agency
its director reports directly to the president of the Russian Federation. In contrast to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the SVR is tasked with
Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)
Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(Russia)
Russian strategic-level special operations command
Directorate (GRU) in 2009 as part of the continuing 2008 Russian military reform. Previously, Russian special operations were the purview of the Spetsnaz GRU. The
Special Operations Forces (Russia)
Special_Operations_Forces_(Russia)
Russian term for special operations forces
forces in the former Soviet Union and Russia. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units of the Main
Spetsnaz
Russian admiral (b. 1961)
Defense of the Russian Federation). After graduating from the Military Diplomatic Academy, he served in the Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU (since 2010
Igor_Kostyukov
French intelligence agency
that of the DIA (United States), the DI (United Kingdom) or the GRU (Russian Federation). It was formed by merging the Army Intelligence Bureau (Bureaux
Direction du renseignement militaire
Direction_du_renseignement_militaire
intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation, often unofficially referred to in Russian as Special services (Russian: Спецслужбы), include: Federal
Intelligence agencies of Russia
Intelligence_agencies_of_Russia
Russian spy (born 1979)
Chepiga (Russian: Анатолий Владимирович Чепига, born 5 April 1979) is a colonel in the Russian General Staff's Main Directorate (also known as GRU), the
Anatoly_Chepiga
Russian private military company acting as mercenary umbrella organization
deployed by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to an RFE/RL investigation, concurrent "Redut" is controlled by the GRU and acts as a
Redut
Russian military officer
in 2023. Averyanov previously commanded GRU Unit 29155, and was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2015. Andrey Vladimirovich Averyanov
Andrey_Averyanov
Russian lieutenant general
Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU) since 2011. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his involvement in the Russian military intervention
Vladimir_Alekseyev_(general)
Topics referred to by the same term
Vooruzhonnykh sil Rossiyskoy Federatsii or commonly referred to as the GRU (Russian Federation) which was formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate Gue, a stringed
GU
Organization controlled by the Russian GRU
GRU VC dates back to 2023, when Russian volunteer battalions fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Russian government were reorganized under the GRU and
GRU_Volunteer_Corps
Topics referred to by the same term
Intelligence may refer to: Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine) GRU (Russian Federation) GRU (Soviet Union) Foreign Intelligence Service (disambiguation)
Main Directorate of Intelligence
Main_Directorate_of_Intelligence
Bilateral relations
alliance and the Russian Federation were established in 1991 within the framework of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. Russia–NATO co-operation
Russia–NATO_relations
Russian spy, military doctor
Yevgenyevich Mishkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евге́ньевич Ми́шкин) is a doctor in the Russian General Staff's Main Directorate (also known as GRU), the military
Alexander_Mishkin
after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of citizens of the Russian Federation and of other nationalities working for Russia have been identified
Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian_spies_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
Russian GRU officer (1946–2022)
Kostechko (Russian: Николай Николаевич Костечко; 25 November 1946 – 3 July 2022) was an officer of the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and its
Nikolai_Kostechko
Russian military officer (1957–2016)
January 2016) was a Russian military officer who was a director of GRU, Russia's military intelligence service, from 2011 until his death in January
Igor_Sergun
Civil lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Federation; the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU); the GRU operative using the pseudonym "Guccifer 2.0"; Aras Iskenerovich
Democratic National Committee v. Russian Federation
Democratic_National_Committee_v._Russian_Federation
Military unit
naznacheniya) is a spetsnaz military formation of the Russian Federation subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. It is based in Molkino, Krasnodar Krai. Its military
10th_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Ongoing conflict since 2014
These later turned out to be 'volunteers' from the Russian Armed Forces under the command of Russian GRU Colonel Igor Girkin von Twickel, Nikolaus (2020)
Russo-Ukrainian_war
Principal security agency of Russia
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's
Federal_Security_Service
Espionage against the United States of America committed by the Russian Federation
the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) is Russia's military intelligence. The GRU remained intact when the KGB partitioned into
Russian espionage in the United States
Russian_espionage_in_the_United_States
concluded suspected Russian links. The investigation was based on Open-source intelligence linking suspected GRU (Russian Federation) affiliated operatives
2024_drone_sightings
Military unit
naznacheniya) is a Spetsnaz military formation of the Russian Federation subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. It is garrisoned in Tambov, Tambov Oblast. Its military
16th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and is located at Khodynka Field, the site of Moscow's first airport
Headquarters of the Main Intelligence Directorate
Headquarters_of_the_Main_Intelligence_Directorate
Sakha separatist
Vladislav Ammosov (Russian: Владислав Аммосов) is a former GRU officer from Yakutia (Sakha Republic) who is the current commanding officer of the Sibir
Vladislav_Ammosov
Soviet spy
Eskilstuna, Sweden – January 14, 1969) was a Soviet spy, and Hero of the Russian Federation, who passed critical information to the Soviet Union about the American
Arthur_Adams_(spy)
Online newspaper based in Riga, Latvia
Prosecutor-General of Russia said that they were banned due to "posing a threat to the security of the Russian Federation". "The GRU's connection to Havana
The_Insider_(website)
American born Soviet intelligence officer and scientist (1913 – 2006)
Defence of the Russian Federation awarded Koval with a military decoration "For Service in Military Intelligence" for his service for the GRU. That year,
George_Koval
Soviet military officer
Stanislav Lunev (Russian: Станислав Лунев; born 1946 in Leningrad) is a former Soviet military officer, as of 1992 the highest-ranking GRU officer to defect
Stanislav_Lunev
Russian special forces brigade
Forces of the Russian Federation. It had its origins in a separate company of special designation of the Main Intelligence Directorate (the GRU). On 1 October
24th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade
24th_Separate_Guards_Special_Forces_Brigade
Military unit
brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and thus the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation based at Tolyatti since 2010. Despite the fact
3rd_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Diplomatic mission of Russia to Canada
into the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa and offered to sell secret information to the Russian military intelligence service; the GRU. He eventually passed
Embassy_of_Russia,_Ottawa
crimes committed by the Russian Federation. European Court of Human Rights Judgement in the case Estamirov and others vs. Russia 12 January 2007 Rachel
Russian_war_crimes
Military unit
Nations of Post-Russia Forum International Legion (Ukraine) Russian Freedom Legion Russian Volunteer Corps National Republican Army (Russia) Karelian National
Sibir_Battalion
of the Russian Federation – Military forces of the Russian FederationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets History of Russia Military
List_of_wars_involving_Russia
Former GRU officer
Viktorovich Galkin (Russian: Алексей Викторович Галкин; born April 11, 1970) is a Russian former GRU officer. A senior lieutenant of the GRU, Alexei Galkin
Aleksey_Galkin
2018 attempted murder in Salisbury, England
embarrassment for Putin and for Russia's spying organisation. It was allegedly organised by the secret Unit 29155 of the Russian GRU, under the command of Major
Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
Poisoning_of_Sergei_and_Yulia_Skripal
Espionage by the United States against the Soviet Union and Russia
conducted espionage against the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, using both human intelligence (HUMINT) and technical intelligence
American espionage in the Soviet Union and Russian Federation
American_espionage_in_the_Soviet_Union_and_Russian_Federation
Military staff of the Russian Armed Forces
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Генеральный штаб Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации, romanized: General'nyy
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
2023 novel by Mark Greaney
New York City. Russian Security Council director Daniil Spanov tasks Swiss fixer Sebastian Drexler and Russian military intelligence (GRU) major Luka Rudenko
Burner_(novel)
Series of explosions in the Czech Republic
Service and the Police of the Czech Republic, two agents from the Russian military's GRU Unit 29155 were involved in the explosions, with the motivation
2014 Vrbětice ammunition warehouse explosions
2014_Vrbětice_ammunition_warehouse_explosions
Russian intelligence officer (born 1962)
Sergei Borisovich Korolev (Russian: Сергей Борисович Королёв; born 25 July 1962) is a Russian intelligence officer currently serving as first deputy director
Sergei_B._Korolev
Russian colonel (born 1970)
(Russian: Саид-Магомед Шамаевич Какиев, also spelled Kakiev; born 22 February 1970) is a colonel in the Russian Army, who was the leader of the GRU Spetsnaz
Said-Magomed_Kakiyev
Land forces of the Russian Armed Forces
The Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Сухопу́тные войска́ [СВ], romanized: Sukhopútnye Voyská [SV]), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land
Russian_Ground_Forces
users between 2013 and 2017. Hackers affiliated with the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) infiltrated information systems of the Democratic National
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Russian Airborne Troops unit
part of the Russian Airborne Forces and directly subordinate to VDV Headquarters. However, it is operationally also subordinate to the GRU. The brigade
45th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Russian soldiers in occupation of Crimea
GRU. It likely also included paratroopers of the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces, as well as mercenaries from the Russian
Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian war)
Little_green_men_(Russo-Ukrainian_war)
Education organization in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is located in Saint Petersburg. It is associated with the Russian Space Forces. The Academy was established
A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy
A.F._Mozhaysky_Military-Space_Academy
2024-08-08. "Structure". Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 2024-08-08. "Russia Profile - Dmitry Rogozin"
1963_in_the_Soviet_Union
Russian Army General
1946) is a retired Russian military officer best known for being the longest serving director of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) for nearly 12 years
Valentin_Korabelnikov
2008 war between Russia and Georgia
War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions
Russo-Georgian_War
Chechen militant (1965–2006)
Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (GRU) in 1991–92." The Russian newspaper Versiya published a file from the Russian foreign military agency
Shamil_Basayev
people in Germany working for the Soviet Union's military intelligence, the GRU. He was nicknamed "man without a shadow" for his ability to move around undetected
Yan_Chernyak
Award
"For Courage" or Medal "For Valour" (Russian: Медаль «За отвагу») is a state decoration of the Russian Federation that was retained from the Soviet awards
Medal_"For_Courage"_(Russia)
Ukrainian major general
Brigade Special Assignment GRU of the Russian Federation Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev. (See Battle with Russian Spetsnaz near Shchastia [uk]
Viktor_Nikoliuk
Russian spy (1957–2010)
intelligence unit GRU (Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye, part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). He was found dead
Yuri_Ivanov_(military)
Ukrainian politician and former journalist
Ukrainian deputy prosecutor general, members of a spy network of GRU (Russian Federation) inside the Ukrainian government. On 29 January 2019, representatives
Oleksandr_Dubinsky
Conflict in the Dagestan, Russia
Dagestan separatist rebels. The war ended with a major victory for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Dagestan, and the retreat of the IIPB. The invasion
1999_war_in_Dagestan
Russian Embassy in Finland
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Helsinki is the diplomatic mission of Russia to Finland. It is located in Ullanlinna at Tehtaankatu 1, in premises
Embassy_of_Russia,_Helsinki
Alleged Russian military program of paid assassinations
assessed, several months earlier, that Unit 29155 of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU had secretly offered Taliban-associated militants bounties
Russian_bounty_program
Russian intelligence officer (born 1951)
Viktorovich Skripal (Russian: Сергей Викторович Скрипаль, pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ skrʲɪˈpalʲ]; born 23 June 1951) is a former Russian military intelligence
Sergei_Skripal
Military unit
reconnaissance unit out of experienced personnel from the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and Spetsnaz GRU. It is speculated that the organisation was inspired
100th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Brigade
100th_Separate_Guards_Reconnaissance_Brigade
The Russian Federation possesses the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, consisting of 5,420 nuclear warheads, of which 1,794 have been deployed
Russia and weapons of mass destruction
Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
2006 mutiny in Chechnya, Russia
was once a spetsnaz unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). It was formally disbanded and its servicemen were to be reassigned
Gorets_mutiny
Russian politician (1950–2003)
Sergei Nikolayevich Yushenkov (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Юшенко́в; 27 June 1950 – 17 April 2003) was a Russian politician. He was assassinated on 17
Sergei_Yushenkov
Иванович Буханцов (in Russian) "Ушел из жизни Эдуард Кокшаров" [Eduard Koksharov passed away] (in Russian). Handball Federation of Russia. 31 March 2026. "Rapper
2026_in_Russia
Bilateral relations
earlier the three Baltic states. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the Russian Federation. It was now an independent state that
Russia–United States relations
Russia–United_States_relations
2001 Russian military operation in Chechnya
The Alkhan-Kala operation was a zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya, starting on 25 June 2001, during the
Alkhan-Kala_operation
Topics referred to by the same term
Sandworm (hacker group), a hacker group within the GRU, a military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt
Sandworm
Terrorist bombings in Russia
terrorist attack in the city. His source was an officer of the Russian military intelligence (GRU). Borovoy transmitted this information to FSB officials serving
1999 Russian apartment bombings
1999_Russian_apartment_bombings
resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations by Russian-backed, pro-Russian, and anti-government groups
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
2014_pro-Russian_unrest_in_Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
The Embassy of Russia in Dublin is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to Ireland. The embassy is on a 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) site on Orwell Road
Embassy_of_Russia,_Dublin
Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group
medium level of confidence that it is associated with the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as security
Fancy_Bear
Russian private military company
was a Russian military veteran. Before his involvement with the Wagner Group, he was a lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a Spetsnaz GRU unit
Wagner_Group
Russian elite special forces unit
Directorate в (Russian Cyrillic for V) of the TsSN FSB of the Russian Federation, is still a classified and secretive unit. It took part in Russia's Chechen
Vympel
Aspect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
alongside the regular Russian Armed Forces. In the face of waning recruitment levels for the military as casualties mounted, the Russian government increasingly
Russian irregular units in Ukraine
Russian_irregular_units_in_Ukraine
Military units
'"Vostok" and "Zapad"(Russian: Специальные батальоны "Восток" и "Запад", lit. "East" and "West") were two spetsnaz units of the GRU, the military intelligence
Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad
Special_Battalions_Vostok_and_Zapad
2025 novel by Mark Greaney
The president of the Russian Federation Karol Dvorak: The lieutenant colonel of podpolkovnik, Russian military intelligence of GRU Eriks Leonidovich Baronov:
Midnight_Black
Intelligence activities since WWII
states and the Russian Federation after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014, and more and more cases of Russian espionage have become publicly
Russian_espionage_in_Germany
List of events during the war in Donbas in 2015
of the GRU Russian Federation Archived 2019-12-29 at the Wayback Machine. Ukrayinska Pravda. 17 May 2015 The detained in Shchastia agent of GRU Archived
Timeline of the war in Donbas (2015)
Timeline_of_the_war_in_Donbas_(2015)
German politician (born 1974)
colonel in the Russian military intelligence service GRU, who had played a leading role in the Russian intervention in the Donbas and the Russian annexation
Manuela_Schwesig
Political warfare conducted by the USSR & Russia
satellite states like Poland. During the 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy, several Russian GRU case officers were accused by Georgian authorities
Active_measures
Russian politician
хакеров"" [In the Footsteps of GRU Officers: New Details in the "Russian Hacker Case"]. Радио Свобода (www.svoboda.org) (in Russian). 17 July 2018. Retrieved
Dmitry_Sablin
Military unit
is a special forces (spetsnaz) brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The brigade is currently based at Stepnoy, Rostov Oblast. As of 2020
22nd_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
government of the Russian Federation. Some of the assassinations or targeted killings took place overseas. List of assassinations in Europe § Russia List of deaths
List of Russian assassinations
List_of_Russian_assassinations
Russian colonel (born 1948)
Vladimir Vasilievich Kvachkov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Квачков; born 5 August 1948) is a Russian former Spetsnaz colonel and military intelligence
Vladimir_Kvachkov
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