GRU Unit 29155
GRU Unit 29155 is a covert unit within Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), formally Military Unit 29155. It has been linked by intelligence agencies and investigators in several countries to sabotage operations, arson attacks, poisonings and assassinations across Europe, including attempts on defectors and critics of the Kremlin. Western governments have designated it as responsible for some of the most aggressive Russian covert action abroad in recent years.
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German investigation names Russian biker as organizer of failed drone attack on Ukrainian plane at Leipzig airport
A drone carrying 1.8 kg of Semtex struck the wing of a parked Ukrainian An-124 cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport on the night of August 5, 2026, but failed to detonate. A joint investigation by The Telegraph and Welt am Sonntag identified Russian biker Oleg Levushkin as the suspected organizer and Belarusian agent Andrei Karshakov as the suspected direct executor. On September 1, Germany officially accused Russia of the hybrid attack and announced countermeasures, including closing the Russian consulate general in Bonn.