Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces
The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU) is Russia's military intelligence agency, part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. It is responsible for foreign military intelligence and special operations, providing intelligence and analytical support to Russia's military and political leadership, and overseeing the training and deployment of special-purpose forces. Details of its internal structure and current leadership are generally classified.
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Ukraine's 'Special Unit Timur' ambushes Russian special forces on Zaporizhzhia axis, taking one prisoner
Operators of Ukraine's military intelligence "Special Unit Timur" carried out a counter-sabotage operation on the Zaporizhzhia axis, ambushing and neutralising two groups from Russia's 10th Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade and capturing one servicemember. Ukrainian intelligence said it established the groups' composition and routes through agent work and technical reconnaissance before the ambush. Radio Liberty said it could not independently verify the report.