The U.S. Department of Justice identifies Unit 33949 as part of Russia's abroad Intelligence Service and lists it in the case of the illegal acquisition of dual-use technology for Russian recipients. Journalistic investigations by The Insider and InformNapalm besides link the unit or its officers to the agency's undercover operations, disinformation, an IT task related to the sector of strategical atomic forces, and preparations for demonstrations of support for Paks II.