- The branch is known as the Department of peculiar Tasks and its office are located in the office of Russian military intelligence on the outskirts of Moscow
- The unit brings together veterans of any of Russia's secret operations in fresh years
- The task of the unit is to execute killings and sabotages abroad, infiltrate western companies and universities, and recruit and train abroad agents, writes “WSJ”
- Colonel Gen. Andrei Vladimirovich Awerjanov and his deputy general of arms Ivan Sergeyevich Kasianenko are liable for her supervision.
Russian spy services have a fresh mysterious unit that targeted the West, carrying out secret attacks in Europe and outside the continent, warns the journal, citing Western intelligence officials.
The branch is known as the Department of peculiar Tasks, and its office are located in the office of Russian military intelligence on the outskirts of Moscow. According to 2 heads of European intelligence and another safety officials of the US, Europe and Russia, it was created in 2023 in consequence to Western support for Ukraine. The unit brings together veterans of any of Russia's secret operations in fresh years.
Tasks? Homicide, sabotage and recruitment
The SSD, as defined by the Western Service Unit, brings together various elements of Russian intelligence agencies. She took over part of the powers from the FSB, the largest intelligence service in the country, and absorbed Unit 29155, which, according to Western intelligence and law enforcement officers, was behind the 2018 poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in the UK, states “WSJ”.
The task of the unit is to execute killings and sabotages abroad, infiltrate western companies and universities, and recruit and train abroad agents,” writes “WSJ”, citing sources in Western interviews.
Colonel Gen. Andrei Vladimirovich Awerjanov and his deputy general defend Ivan Sergeyevich Kasianenko are liable for her supervision. The first is wanted by the Czech police due to suspected participation in the 2014 bomb operation, resulting in 2 deaths. The second, as suspected by Western intelligence, was liable for the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter in Britain.
Kasianenko, who had worked undercover diplomatic work in the past in Tehran, was besides active in facilitating the transfer of technology from Iran to Russia.
Germany as a weak link in NATO
"SSD has focused on Germany due to the fact that Russia sees this country as a weak link in NATO due to its dependence on Russian energy, expanding concern about atomic escalation and sympathy for Russia among any politicians and voters," states the "WSJ" based on information from European, American and Russian intelligence officials.
According to American and European officials, the hostile actions of the SSD peaked last summer, but have late weakened. According to 2 heads of European intelligence, stagnation may consequence from Moscow's attempts to make diplomatic space to negociate with the fresh US administration.
