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Bellingcat Chief Forced to Leave Vienna Following Security Threats

Bulgarian investigative journalist and director of the Bellingcat investigative reporting group Christo Grozev is being forced to relocate from Austria...

applying pressure

Kremlin Places Bellingcat's Christo Grozev on Wanted List

Russia’s Interior Ministry placed Christo Grozev, the lead Russia journalist with the open-source investigative journalism group Bellingcat, on its...

FSB Kill 4 Ukrainian 'Saboteurs' Attempting to Enter Russia

Russia's FSB domestic security agency announced on Monday that it had killed a group of saboteurs from Ukraine attempting to cross into a Russian border...

treason charges

Russian Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Offering State Secrets to Ukraine

A Russian man has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison on treason charges, security services said Thursday, in the latest case involving...

switching sides

FSB Charges Russian With Treason for Attempt to Enlist in Ukrainian Army

Russia’s FSB security service on Tuesday confirmed that it had arrested and charged a Russian citizen who attempted to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces...

ARRESTS IN ABSENTIA

Moscow Court Grants FSB Request to Arrest Ukrainian Ministers

Updates with court ruling, adds top three lines. A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of two Ukrainian ministers after they were accused...

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Quietly Built Russia's Surveillance State

While Russia's mobilization of reservists to bolster its manpower on the frontline of the war with Ukraine has dominated news coverage of Russia in recent...

investigation ongoing

Russia Says Arrested 8 Suspects in Crimean Bridge Blast

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it has arrested eight suspects in last week’s apparent attack that tore apart the Crimean Bridge and...

FSB Arrests Russian Factory Director Accused of Spying for Ukraine

The director allegedly passed classified defense-related information to Kyiv.

high-profile attack

‘A Signal to All of Us’: Moscow Blames Kyiv for Killing of Ideologue’s Daughter

"Pro-Kremlin speakers will understand the war is not an abstraction and it threatens them personally,” said one analyst.

war micromanagement

Putin Involved in Tactical Decision Making in East Ukraine – Reports

Western military officials assess Putin's level of engagement in the military push for Ukraine’s Donbas region to be very high.

leaving a trail

Russia Pushes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Spy Agency

Ride-hailing apps would be required to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-time access to their data.

intelligence reshuffle

Putin Gives GRU Boosted Role in Ukraine – Report

“Alexeyev is a tough and self-assured general,” according to the authors of the report.

eyewitness account

Russia Publishes Top Secret Case File, Mugshot of Hitler’s Pilot

Lieutenant General Hans Baur's testimony in Soviet court recounts his time in Hitler's bunker in the final days of World War II.

Russia Uncovers ‘Ukrainian Assasination Plot’ Against State TV Host

Officials alleged that the 'neo-Nazi assassins' were under orders from Ukraine’s Security Services.

Russia Warns of Ukrainian Mines in Black Sea

Since launching its offensive on Feb. 24, Russia has gained control over large parts of Ukraine's Black Sea coastline.

internal purge?

Russian Spies in Spotlight Over Ukraine Shortcomings

Observers believe Russia had expected to make far more rapid progress in the invasion after it was launched on Feb. 24, with forces that were welcomed...

escalating claims

Russia Says Border Facility Near Ukraine Destroyed in Shell Attack

The Ukrainian military called Moscow's claim "fake news."

under suspicion

Russia Says Arrests Ukrainian Spy Trio Amid Mounting Tensions

The three men confessed to being recruited by Ukraine’s military and security services and were allegedly plotting terrorist attacks, the FSB said.

ESPIONAGE EQUIPMENT

Russia's FSB Says Facebook Smart Glasses ‘Spy Gadget’ – Reports

The FSB said the futuristic smart glasses could “secretly obtain information,” a view which could prohibit their use in Russia.

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