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France, Russia
From Stresa to Vienna, a Russian military intelligence spy's France mission revealed

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Part 1
The GRU offensive in Europe (1/2).
The GRU offensive in Europe (1/2). © J. Cassard/Le Parisien/MaxPPP//KeithBinns/iStock - Montage Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

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GRU's campaign in Europe
Part 1 From Stresa to Vienna, a Russian military intelligence spy's France mission revealed

GRU's campaign in Europe (1/2). Russia's feared GRU military intelligence, headed by Igor Kostyukov and tasked with spying on Western Europe, was caught red-handed trying to recruit a French soldier stationed at a NATO base in Italy. Intelligence Online reveals the details behind the operation.

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