Spymaster | Russia
Vladimir Alekseyev, the bridge between military intelligence and paramilitary groups

Published on 17.11.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

General Vladimir Alekseyev, Deputy Director of the GU. © Screenshot of a video of Vladimir Alekseyev on X/Indigo Publications

The first deputy director of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GU, has been quietly overseeing the reorganisation of private military firms on the front line in Ukraine.

General Vladimir Alekseyev stayed out of the limelight as Russia celebrated its Military Intelligence Day on 5 November. The first deputy director of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GU (formerly the GRU), has refrained from speaking out publicly since voicing his views on Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny. The last public statement he made was a

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Spymaster | Russia
Vladimir Alekseyev, the bridge between military intelligence and paramilitary groups

Russia
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