GUR

Russia, Ukraine
Ukrainian military intelligence turns to Iceye to tackle Russia's latest radar decoys

The GUR military intelligence has noted an increase in false positives of high-value targets on its SAR satellite imagery, attributed to a new generation of Russian decoys. With a difficult winter for Kyiv approaching, Ukrainian intelligence is seeking help from its Finnish supplier, Iceye.

Germany
REPMUS sees Germany's Stark Defence and Quantum Systems get up to speed with naval drones

At the NATO military exercise in Portugal currently underway, the two firms will showcase their naval drone architectures and demonstrate expertise in data fusion against a highly experienced Ukrainian ecosystem.

Spymaster | Ukraine
Ukraine's new domestic intel chief Oleksandr Poklad extends web into heart of GUR

At the helm of the SBU since mid-July, Oleksandr Poklad is extending his influence to Ukraine's GUR military intelligence, helped by his former superior. All this is taking place against the backdrop of a power struggle at the heart of the presidential office.

Spotlight | Ukraine
Andriy Yermak rebuilds networks amid Ukraine reshuffle

Despite being under electronic surveillance since the Mindich affair, former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak has been meeting a slew of Ukrainian security officials.

Russia, Ukraine
Black Spark, leading Kyiv's sabotage operations in Russia

The Ukrainian special forces have officially endorsed five joint operations carried out by the Black Spark movement over the past year. The group itself claims to have carried out more.

France, Ukraine
EOS Technologie behind Paris's covert operations in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the company EOS Technologie is moving forward in the wake of the 13th RDP and the DGSE Service Action. Its drones quietly support the backing that Paris provides to Ukrainian military intelligence special units, between strike operations and tactical intelligence.

Spotlight | Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Turkish hub at heart of Ukraine and Europe's hunt for Russia's shadow fleet

Thanks to unprecedented cooperation, EU member states' and Kyiv intelligence services have found that Turkey has become a hub for Russia's shadow fleet. A network of companies in Istanbul now provides Moscow's preferred way to smuggle oil, an activity that remains legal under Turkish law.

Sweden, Ukraine
Stockholm's rising role in Ukraine's Black Sea naval war

Two Swedish companies are getting involved in Ukraine's naval conflict. SOAL Marine Group's platforms are being used in the Black Sea by Kyiv's combat divers. Mantavia, meanwhile, made the most of the Naval Forge 2026 event in the Ukrainian capital to connect with the local surface drone industry.

France, Ukraine
French cyber defence regiment sending specialists to learn in Ukraine

Soldiers from France's cyber defence regiment are carrying out rotations in Ukraine to study Russian services' methods. Working alongside CERT-UA and the SBU's Cyber Security Situation Centre, they help France learn how to protect the army's future tactical networks.

France, Ukraine, United States
Mistral AI pursuing Palantir-style partnership with Kyiv

The French AI startup is set to deploy a team in Kyiv, with the backing of the French Defence mission there, to work with the Ukrainian Centre for Innovation and Development of Defence Technologies. Mistral AI is seeking to gain access to the DELTA ecosystem and its combat data, a move which Palantir is watching closely.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh in talks with Chinese manufacturers over low-cost anti-drone tech

In search of lower-cost air defence systems, and supplier diversification, Saudi military chiefs are said to have been speaking to Chinese defence groups about counter-UAV products.

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine military intelligence sees rise of Chechen Rayana battalion

The GUR has in recent weeks focused its investigations on Rayana, a new unit affiliated with Chechen Akhmat special forces that has started deploying FPV drones and electronic warfare capabilities across sections of the front.

United States
How US intelligence is tackling biotechnology challenge

The technologies deployed for the safe and secure industrial use of biological materials are emerging as a priority area for the US intelligence community, which is having to adapt to keep pace with Beijing's rapid progress.

Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Kyiv, a new recruitment hub for DRC's drone war

People linked to Global Security Services Group are recruiting Latin American First-Person View drone operators in Ukraine who have served on the front against Russia. An initial contingent of these pilots was recently flown to the Kivu region, in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Spotlight | France, Russia
Russian cyber operatives target French nuclear deterrent communications networks

Russian actors linked to Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency are conducting cyber reconnaissance ops targeting the continuity mechanisms of France's strategic communications networks. In its sights specifically are infrastructure, personnel and service providers involved in deterrence.

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence's 'Group 13' takes hunt for Russia's ghost fleet to the Mediterranean

Ukraine's GUR military intelligence is using a bulk carrier sailing out of Odessa as a covert operations platform. Specially configured for the deployment of naval drones, it can strike Moscow's ships in the Mediterranean being used to export sanctioned hydrocarbons.

The Agencies' Gazette
SGDSN anniversary watch, ODNI military adviser, Kyiv's Africa plan

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

FranceBespoke watches for SGDSN's 120th anniversary

USTulsi Gabbard's new military adviser is a Marine

UkraineA plan for Kyiv's return to Africa

Iran, Russia
Shahed-136: Kyiv says Russia stepping up Iran technology transfers

Ukrainian military intelligence has reported a sharp uptick in scientific cooperation between Moscow and Tehran around the Shahed-136 programme. Discussions are centred on Russia's Verba missiles, tested onboard the drones in Ukraine, as well as new sensors and on-board AI.