Current operational profile the following information was obtained in the course of the operational activities conducted. Assessing russian activities and intentions in recent us elections. Russian intelligence services and special forces, uk house of commons library briefing paper, 30 october 2018 russian military power 2017, defense intelligence agency, june 2017 further amendment to amended agreement between us and russia on disposition of surplus plutonium. Svr organization russia soviet intelligence agencies. Government, political, and private sector entities. Report office of the director of national intelligence. Russia is also increasing its military and political presence in key locations across the world. Presidential candidate hillary clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir. The gru was headquartered in moscow, russia, and was comprised ofmultiple. Hunter biden story is russian disinfo, dozens of former. Intelligence community assessment concluded that the kremlin sought to advance its longstanding desire to undermine the u. Russia, like its soviet predecessor, has a history of conducting covert influence campaigns focused on us. Office of the director of national intelligence created by congress in response to the terrorist attacks of sept. Intelligence community that exemplifies americas values.
New pla agencies in january 2016, chinese president and general secretary of the ccp xi jinping announced the reorganization of the plas four general departments the general staff, political, logistics, and armaments departments into 15 new agencies under the cmc. Hunter biden story is russian disinfo, dozens of former intel. U russia has two main active intelligence services. The intelligence agencies of the russian federation, often unofficially referred to in russian as special services russian. United states imposes targeted sanctions against russian.
Intelligence threat handbook foreign espionage author. Russian intelligence services and special forces, uk house of commons library briefing paper, 30 october 2018 russian military power 2017, defense intelligence agency, june 2017 further amendment to amended agreement between us and russia on disposition of surplus plutonium, entered into force july, 2011. Some russian journalists have suggested that the new russian foreign intelligence. Defense i nt elli gence agency 11 russian generals voiced complaints about the.
Americas first civilian intelligence service, the central intelligence agency, was only formed in 1947. The heritage and future of the russian intelligence community. The topic received an unprecedented and quite deserved level of attention. Svr operations russia soviet intelligence agencies. Dhs intelligence assessment, hostile russian cyber targeting ofelcciion infrasiniciure in 2016. Our mission is to protect the american people and uphold the constitution of the united states. Larger russian businesses are often assigned an inhouse fsb officer, and putin reportedly often recruits fsb officers for highlevel postings in the government or staterun businesses. The fbi has dual responsibilities as a law enforcement and intelligence agency.
Preface this study of soviet tank company tactics is written as a how they fight manual. Redactions in this document are the result of classification and sensitivity designations we received from agencies and departments that provided information to. May 08, 2017 former acting attorney general sally yates and james r. Internal and external intelligence agencies of democratic states. Russian special forces and intelligence information effects.
The federal security service fsb and its sister organization, the foreign intelligence service svr, as well as the russian ministry of interior and other russian law enforcement. Intentionally left blank defense intelligence agency. The russian intelligence services, however, operate under a different set of assumptions regarding both general intelligence sharing and also sharing threat reporting. In 1995 and 1996 the fsb reports that a total of around 400 foreign intelligence agency staff members were uncovered and put under supervision. The controversial platform is a dreamcometrue for active measures operators. Some foreign actors, such as iran and russia, spread false or. This report includes an analytic assessment drafted and coordinated among the central intelligence. Report to congressional committees national security. Six russian gru officers charged in connection with. In 2017, russian meddling abroad was starkly exposed for a large share of the public in the us and europe. Although the svr along with other agencies is involved in industrial espionage, there are signes that the data being collected by russian intelligence agencies are not being used effectively. Many of the concepts and methods used by the soviets appear to the us or nato military reader so alien that there is a temptation to say this is unworkable. Russia was aware of hillarys collusion smear operation. The national intelligence strategy of the united states of america.
Federal security service fsb, an agency responsible for counter intelligence and other aspects of state security as well as intelligence gathering in some countries, primarily those of the commonwealth of independent states cis. Chiefs of three russian intelligence agencies travel to. Background to assessing russian activities and intentions. The svr cooperates with foreign intelligence agencies in the areas of combating terrorism and information sharing. More than 50 former intelligence officials signed a letter casting doubt on the provenance of a new. Ddi112012976 defense intelligence agency defense intelligence n0 tu report soviet tank company tactics may 1976 best available copy 204412 200041 02 l. Russian intelligence agencies are believed to be placing a high priority on economic espionage. We welcome all of you, and this is the sixth hearing of the commission in the 2016 annual report cycle.
The nature of russian and soviet intelligence agencies. Russian military intelligence traces its lineage to 1918 under russian leader leon trotsky. Intelligence sharing with russia carnegie endowment. Office of the director of national intelligence foreign language. The list of indemand languages by the nations intelligence agencies is constantly in flux as the world situation changes. It conducts counterproliferation operations, environmental intelligence gathering, and counternarcotics intelligence operations. For more information about the defense intelligence agency, visit dias website at.
Since the attack, both reporters and government investigators have. Oct 12, 2018 russian intelligence agencies are exceptionally close to the russian corporate world. Prosecutors said, at some point before early september 2017, the suspect decided of his own accord to give information on the properties to russian intelligence. Todays hearing is going to consider chinese intelligence collection operations affecting u. Office of the director of national intelligence foreign. Russian intelligence and security agencies, which strike from every side but are. Russian efforts against election infrastructure us senate select. Those russian intelligence officers tasked with utilizing wikileaks will. Dec 28, 2018 one of the programs partners is the russian military intelligence agency known as the gru whose fingerprints, the west claims, are increasingly found on suspected kremlinordered operations. They are the main intelligence directorate of the general staff gru, the foreign intelligence service svr, and the federal security service fsb. Chiefs of three russian intelligence agencies travel to washington. Service svr and the federal security service fsb distortion of their. Sep 09, 2020 the complaint alleged that top trump administration brass engaged in a pattern of abuse of authority, attempted censorship of intelligence analysis and improper administration of an intelligence.
German man charged with giving bundestag floor plans to. How russias military intelligence agency became the. Special operations of the soviet and russian foreign intelligence services in the west, greenhill books, 2006, isbn 1853676462. This paper discusses the current status of the three main intelligence agencies of the russian federation rf. Fsb counterintelligence cases russia soviet intelligence. Due to its operations and responsibilities, the gru is one of the most wellknown of russias intelligence agencies. During the cold war, russia built up and utilized a security service that was. Gru the purpose of the main intelligence directorate of the general staff gru is to. The british internal and external services date from the first decade of the twentieth century. Six russian gru officers charged in connection with worldwide.
German charged with passing parliament floor plans to russia. Russias three intelligence agencies, explained the. Service svr and the main intelligence directorate of the general staff. Hunter biden story is russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say. Section 3 adversary foreign intelligence operations. Background to assessing russian activities and intentions in.
Trump officials altered intel on russia, white supremacists. Russian intelligence services european council on foreign. There are friendly states but there are no friendly intelligence services. Russian intelligence agencies push disinformation on. Knights book gives a detailed account of the structural. Feb 25, 2021 according to prosecutors, the suspect decided in 2017 to pass the floor plans to russian intelligence. Network defenders can use this information to identify and block russian malware, forcing the russian intelligence services to reengineer their malware. Russias three intelligence agencies, explained the moscow. Russia is increasing its capability to challenge the united states across multiple warfare domains, including attempting to launch computerbased directed energy attacks against u. He sent a data storage device to an employee at the russian embassy who mainly worked for the.
The tsars, general secretaries of the communist party of the. Hall retired from the cia in 2015 after thirty years of running and managing russian operations. Currently, all three agencies fbi, cia, and nsaconsider arabic, chinese, farsi, pashto, russian, and urdu as critical, but national security needs are certainly not limited to these languages. Defining moments included the unanimous assessment of us intelligence agencies regarding russias interference in. Jul 06, 2017 for example, the intelligence arms of the drug enforcement agency or the coast guard would not be expected to collect intelligence related to russian interference in an election, said steven. Svr rf is the official foreignoperations successor to many prior sovietera foreign intelligence agencies, ranging from the original foreign department of the cheka under vladimir lenin, to the ogpu and nkvd of the stalinist era, followed by the first chief directorate of the kgb officially, the svr rf dates its own beginnings to the founding of the special section of the cheka on 20. In addi jul 31, 2020 russian military intelligence, known as the g. Digital transformation in government agencies means pdf document security challenges. The intelligence community rarely can publicly reveal the full extent ofits knowledge orthe specific information on which itbases its analytic conclusions, as doing so could endanger sensitive sources and methods and imperil the intelligence communitys ability to collect critical foreign intelligence. Aug, 2020 intelligence context needed to ensure that system owners will take action. Intelligence and security services have played a critical role in russian domestic and foreign policy. Sovietrussian intelligence agencies federation of american. Dec 29, 2016 the report also includes data that enables cybersecurity firms and other network defenders to identify certain malware that the russian intelligence services use. Rice the nature of russian and soviet intelligence agencies.
The fsb reported stopping the activity of 39 foreign intelligence service agents who were russian citizens, and stopping more than 100 attempts by russian citizens to pass secret material to foreigners. More than 100 russian diplomats believed to be linked to russian intelligence agencies were expelled from more than 20 western countries in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and the united kingdom has publicly accused the gru and the kremlin of perpetrating this crime. The purpose was to provide americas leaders, the national security. Russian military presence since november 2020, under the auspices of a peacekeeping mission. Defining moments included the unanimous assessment of us intelligence agencies regarding russias interference in the 2016 ameri. Russian intelligence has an older pedigree than that of the united states or the united kingdom. Presidential election hacking in late december 2016 and early january 2017, the u. The spies who came in from the cold war clingendael institute. The benefits package offered through each agency will help you maintain a stable, secure lifestyle. Ic mission provide timely, insightful, objective, and relevant intelligence and support to inform national security decisions and to protect our nation and its interests.
The paris operations of the russian imperial police. Russia was aware of hillarys collusion smear operation, and. Intelligence threat handbook foreign espionage federation of. They said he sent the pdf files to an employee of the russian embassy in berlin who was an officer with russias gru military intelligence agency.
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