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China, Ukraine
Chinese companies in sights of Ukrainian counterintelligence

The Ukrainian SBU internal intelligence service has launched investigations into several Chinese companies, including Xi'an Tianmao and telecoms giant Huawei, which it suspects of collecting sensitive data and infiltrating the locally-designed drone ecosystem.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 09.07.2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with the head of Ukraine's SBU security service Vasyl Malyuk in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 June 2025.

Germany, Ukraine
Ukrainian dronemaker Toloka woos Berlin

The company, which played a key role in Kyiv's recent submarine strikes against Crimea's Kerch Bridge, is poised to clinch a strategic partnership with the German Navy with the aim of testing and integrating its technology in NATO waters.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 03.07.2025

The Toloka drone displayed at a Brave-1 defence exhibition.

Ukraine
French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

French SME Turgis et Gaillard is poised to supply the technology for the French defence ministry's planned drone factory in Ukraine, to be built in partnership with Renault. The project is still in its infancy.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 13.06.2025

Presentation of the Aarok MALE UAV from French SME Turgis Gaillard to France's Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, at Le Breuil airfield (Centre-Val de Loire, France), on 27 February 2025.

Ukraine, United States
From the Donbas to Sudan, the secret war of the mysterious Forward Observations Group

FOG, a US paramilitary network, today trains Marines at Fort Bragg and acts as Washington's discreet proxy in Ukraine and Africa. Intelligence Online has investigated this ghost entity, which has no legal status and is involved in drone warfare, special operations and covert actions.

Free access Surveillance & Interception 11.06.2025

The American paramilitary network Forward Observation Group organises training courses for US special forces.

Netherlands
Dutch defence ministry signs major US AI drones deal

As Europe ponders the need for greater technological independence, the Dutch Ministry of Defence has just placed an order for eight drone systems from the US start-up Shield AI.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 11.06.2025

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
Champagne and Instagram models: at Kyiv's Fifty Beach Club, a hedonistic temple for Western spies

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the Fifty Beach Club in Kyiv. A club, whose shareholders include the French prince of porn, where intelligence officers, foreign fighters and Ukrainian beauties gather.

Free access Government Intelligence 06.06.2025

Ukraine, United States
Zero Line, the highly secretive US non-profit backing the Ukrainian army

The NGO Zero Line, founded by Isaac Flanagan, has established itself as a key pillar of Kyiv's digital modernisation drive. Intelligence Online was able to get to the heart of this discreet organisation at the crossroads of intelligence, data fusion and network warfare.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 20.05.2025

The Ukrainian tactical intelligence application Delta is displayed on a laptop screen.

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence's remarkable seizure of Russia's new anti-drone system

During a raid deep behind Russian lines, Unit 2245 of Ukraine's GUR military intelligence captured a new electronic warfare device called CRAB. Intelligence Online had access to documents seized during the operation.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 14.05.2025

A Ukrainian raid behind Russian lines has resulted in the capture of a state-of-the-art Russian electronic warfare system.

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

On top of the uptick in French-Ukrainian intelligence-sharing over the frontline against Russia, Ukraine wants to work more with France on other theatres of operations.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.05.2025

Jacques Langlade de Montgros, head of the French Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM).

Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
The Barman Dictat in Kyiv, where spies converge in a clandestine speakeasy

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the Barman Dictat and its hidden speakeasy, a hub for foreign volunteers fighting in Ukraine and intelligence agents.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 25.04.2025

Japan, Ukraine
Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Following in the footsteps of other Japanese start-ups, Nagoya-based company Prodrone secured a £340,000 contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation earlier this month.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 25.04.2025

Pakistan, Russia
The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Moscow continues to court Islamabad, despite Pakistan's role as a supplier of military equipment to Kyiv. A discreet Karachi-based company serves as the hub for Russia in the private security, defence, steel and nuclear sectors.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 24.04.2025

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
CIA still backing Kyiv's clandestine war on Russian territory despite Trump

In Ukraine, a base operated jointly by Ukrainian and US forces is proving to play a key role in the deep strike capability against Moscow.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.04.2025

A secret air base nestled in the agricultural plains of Ukraine operated jointly by Ukrainian and US forces.

Spotlight | Ukraine
Tokyo steps in to provide intelligence support for Ukraine

After sending out feelers earlier this year, Japan has agreed to provide the Ukrainian intelligence community with geospatial data. It is new territory for Japan, and it comes with its own set of risks.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 21.04.2025

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister's official residential quarters in Tokyo, Japan, 24 February 2025.

Spymaster | Ukraine
Illia Samoilenko, the Azov brigade's intelligence wizard

Illia Samoilenko, who fought in the infamous siege in Mariupol in 2022 and whose men know him by his nickname, 'Gandalf', is now head of intelligence for Ukraine's 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov. Active on the battlefield against Moscow, he is just as active on the political scene, quietly preparing his rise to the Ukrainian parliament.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 18.04.2025

Illia Samoilenko, known as Gandalf, heads intelligence for the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov. In the background, the Azovstal factory in Mariupol during the siege in 2022.

Ukraine
Kyiv picks apart captured new Russian surveillance drones

Russia has begun using new Zala Lancet and Orlan-30 drones with unprecedented jamming and interception capabilities on the Ukraine front. The engineers of Kyiv's Technology Center Nova are working to unlock the devices' secrets.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 07.04.2025

Ukrainian engineers at the Nova Technology Centre in Kiev are trying to unlock the secrets of of a SIGINT-oriented Zala drone.

France
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

Macron the spymaster, part 6: France's youngest ever president, Emmanuel Macron, is also the one who has taken the greatest interest in intelligence. In the sixth part of this series, Intelligence Online looks back at the president's lost bet with Moscow.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.04.2025

France
Paul Soler, Emmanuel Macron's man for secret missions

Macron the spymaster, part 5: France's youngest ever president, Emmanuel Macron, is also the one who has taken the greatest interest in intelligence. In the fifth part of this series, Intelligence Online looks back at the career of the man Macron introduces as his "operational diplomatic adviser".

Free access Government Intelligence 04.04.2025

Japan, Ukraine
Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

With the Japanese government seeking to strengthen geospatial intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, a Tokyo-based company in the sector is exploring the possibility of establishing its strategic monitoring platform there.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 03.04.2025

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv's drone units banking on OSINT to fill US intelligence loss

Intelligence Online takes a deeper look at how Ukrainian military analysts are using open source intelligence to plan and adjust their night strikes on critical Russian industrial infrastructure.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 01.04.2025

Kyiv's military drone units are using data in many different ways to hone their strike plans on strategic Russian industrial infrastructure.

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia
Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

GUR

China, Ukraine
Chinese companies in sights of Ukrainian counterintelligence

Germany, Ukraine
Ukrainian dronemaker Toloka woos Berlin

Ukraine
French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

Ukraine, United States
From the Donbas to Sudan, the secret war of the mysterious Forward Observations Group

Netherlands
Dutch defence ministry signs major US AI drones deal

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
Champagne and Instagram models: at Kyiv's Fifty Beach Club, a hedonistic temple for Western spies

Ukraine, United States
Zero Line, the highly secretive US non-profit backing the Ukrainian army

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence's remarkable seizure of Russia's new anti-drone system

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
The Barman Dictat in Kyiv, where spies converge in a clandestine speakeasy

Japan, Ukraine
Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Pakistan, Russia
The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
CIA still backing Kyiv's clandestine war on Russian territory despite Trump

Spotlight | Ukraine
Tokyo steps in to provide intelligence support for Ukraine

Spymaster | Ukraine
Illia Samoilenko, the Azov brigade's intelligence wizard

Ukraine
Kyiv picks apart captured new Russian surveillance drones

France
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

France
Paul Soler, Emmanuel Macron's man for secret missions

Japan, Ukraine
Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv's drone units banking on OSINT to fill US intelligence loss

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine Jamming wars

Central America, China, South America Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

GUR

China, Ukraine Chinese companies in sights of Ukrainian counterintelligence

Germany, Ukraine Ukrainian dronemaker Toloka woos Berlin

Ukraine French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

Ukraine, United States From the Donbas to Sudan, the secret war of the mysterious Forward Observations Group

Netherlands Dutch defence ministry signs major US AI drones deal

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | Ukraine Champagne and Instagram models: at Kyiv's Fifty Beach Club, a hedonistic temple for Western spies

Ukraine, United States Zero Line, the highly secretive US non-profit backing the Ukrainian army

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine Ukrainian intelligence's remarkable seizure of Russia's new anti-drone system

France Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spy Way of Life | Ukraine The Barman Dictat in Kyiv, where spies converge in a clandestine speakeasy

Japan, Ukraine Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Pakistan, Russia The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States CIA still backing Kyiv's clandestine war on Russian territory despite Trump

Spotlight | Ukraine Tokyo steps in to provide intelligence support for Ukraine

Spymaster | Ukraine Illia Samoilenko, the Azov brigade's intelligence wizard

Ukraine Kyiv picks apart captured new Russian surveillance drones

France Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

France Paul Soler, Emmanuel Macron's man for secret missions

Japan, Ukraine Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

Spotlight | Ukraine Kyiv's drone units banking on OSINT to fill US intelligence loss

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia
Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

China, Ukraine
Chinese companies in sights of Ukrainian counterintelligence

Germany, Ukraine
Ukrainian dronemaker Toloka woos Berlin

Ukraine
French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

Ukraine, United States
From the Donbas to Sudan, the secret war of the mysterious Forward Observations Group

Netherlands
Dutch defence ministry signs major US AI drones deal

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
Champagne and Instagram models: at Kyiv's Fifty Beach Club, a hedonistic temple for Western spies

Ukraine, United States
Zero Line, the highly secretive US non-profit backing the Ukrainian army

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence's remarkable seizure of Russia's new anti-drone system

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spy Way of Life | Ukraine
The Barman Dictat in Kyiv, where spies converge in a clandestine speakeasy

Japan, Ukraine
Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Pakistan, Russia
The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
CIA still backing Kyiv's clandestine war on Russian territory despite Trump

Spotlight | Ukraine
Tokyo steps in to provide intelligence support for Ukraine

Spymaster | Ukraine
Illia Samoilenko, the Azov brigade's intelligence wizard

Ukraine
Kyiv picks apart captured new Russian surveillance drones

France
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

France
Paul Soler, Emmanuel Macron's man for secret missions

Japan, Ukraine
Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv's drone units banking on OSINT to fill US intelligence loss