Russian intelligence 'defectors' pose a problem for Western counter-intelligence

• NORWAY/FRANCE/RUSSIA - Russian defector's story challenged
  

• ISRAEL/JORDAN - Shin Bet director joins Netanyahu on reassurance mission in Amman
  

• UNITED STATES - Intelligence services revise their integration procedures
  

• UNITED STATES - Congress scrutinises DIA's HR management
  

Russian spy to participate in UN roundtables on fighting organised crime 

A domestic intelligence officer has joined the Russian delegation taking part in the United Nations working groups on fighting transnational organised crime. The spy will be particularly attentive to regulations and technical assistance solutions for tracking embezzled or corrupt assets.

Vladimir Selin: the FSB's man in charge of protecting state secrets 

Vladimir Selin, head of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control, also heads the inter-ministerial committee for the protection of state secrets, which is tightly controlled by the FSB. Its main purpose is to oversee the systems used to protect vital, strategic information.

Kyiv plans tighter administrative control in Russian-controlled territories 

Capitalising on what it presents as major successes, Ukraine is making the most of strong public support to plan the next counteroffensive over the coming weeks. Kyiv has drawn up a new plan giving more powers to local administrators as the territories are clawed back.

Kyiv reviews its intelligence services' counter-intelligence capacities 

Kyiv is drawing lessons from the first six months of its war with Russia, using the feedback it has received to gradually adapt the organisation of its intelligence effort, particularly its counter-espionage activities, to the needs thrown up by the conflict.

Beregini, the shadowy Ukrainian hacker group cheered by Russian intelligence 

A self-described group of Ukrainian hackers acting against Kyiv's policies, Beregini, has been gathering strong public support from experts close to intelligence circles in Moscow.

Kyiv goes after FSB's mole recruitment unit 

The Ukrainian intelligence services are keeping a very close eye on the actions of the FSB's operational information department, which has recruited several local operatives able to spread Russia's narrative within Ukraine.