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The Agencies' Gazette
FSB in the Black Sea, French cyber labs, Warsaw's spy clinic, US's emotional intel training

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Moscow to Warsaw, and Paris to Washington.

Russia FSB border guards rule over Black Sea coast

France Britanny's new cyber lab

Poland Military intelligence clinic gets new status

United States Emotional intelligence course for elite commandos

The Tech Telegraph
Kronstadt launches production of Sirius drone; Helsing's algorithms used in German acoustic warfare; Jonathan Evans leaves Darktrace

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

MoscowRussia acquires satcom-equipped MALE drones from Kronstadt

MunichHelsing develops AI algorithms for German Navy

LondonJonathan Evans leaves Darktrace and joins HolistiCyber

Allegedly GU-linked Ruslan Pukhov launches new intelligence magazine

Think tank director Ruslan Pukhov - who is persona non grata in France for his alleged links to the Russian military intelligence service - has just brought out a new intel-focused magazine.

Moscow puts plans to deploy Serbian soldiers in Ukraine on hold

Following Intelligence Online's investigation, the Kremlin hurriedly deployed a PR counteroffensive and paused its operation to integrate Serbian soldiers in its army to fight in Ukraine. Belgrade, meanwhile, has made a diplomatic U-turn.

Moscow region hires Serbian private soldiers for imminent deployment to Ukraine

Intelligence Online has obtained details of a secret operation from Moscow in Belgrade to recruit nearly 500 Balkan nationals to fight in Ukraine.

Spotlight
Kremlin secretly prepares for imminent military draft

Since last week, the Russian state has been discreetly gathering employee lists and acquiring equipment in preparation for a possible mobilisation in the fall.

Spotlight
US and Russia's ghost fleets face off in deep waters

Two secret units, one run by the US and the other by Russia, are engaged in atypical hybrid warfare deep beneath the surface of the ocean.

Cyber Threat Intelligence, the latest geopolitical battleground

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's report on Operation Triangulation is indicative of the increasing popularity of using CTI for political influence.

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Moscow strives to make up for lost time in intelligence integration

In the war of attrition being waged in Ukraine, Russia is looking to make good on its technical deficiencies in the crucial business of integrating information from different intelligence sources.

Acoustic warfare in the Barents Sea

Russia is deploying an underwater acoustic listening network in the Barents Sea to thwart NATO's intelligence-gathering operations in the strategically important waters.

The real reason for ex-FSB Polyakov's arrest

Officially accused of conducting "dark PR" and extortion, the former head of the FSB's Second Service in Moscow was in fact waging an underground campaign against his boss, Alexey Dorofeev, in a bid to replace him.

London investor with Russian roots, Gemcorp quietly builds lobbying campaign in DC and London

To continue to be able to operate freely in Eastern Europe and Africa, Gemcorp, an investment firm whose ties to Russia run deep, is working on its robust networks of influence within the US and UK establishments.

The Agencies' Gazette
Yulia Shoigu, Akhmed Zakayev, NGA drops analogue imaging, NATO, Bernard Emié

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

Moscow Defence minister puts daughter in charge of veteran aid fund

Kyiv Akhmed Zakayev's Chechen armed wing gets its baptism of fire

Springfield Final curtain for analogue imagery

Brussels NATO looks for help on Russia analysis

France DGSE director, diplomat Bernard Emié, opts for state administror status

Anatoly Tkachuk, building Beijing's bridges into the Russian Arctic

FSB officer turned titanium magnate Anatoly Tkachuk has become the preferred point of entry for Chinese state-owned companies seeking to exploit rare minerals in the Russian Arctic. At the same time, he offers new opportunities for his own associates in Russia.

Moscow tightens administrative grip on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory

Kremlin ideologues are preparing elections in Ukraine's Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donbass regions in a bid to strengthen Moscow's administrative control.