Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (HUR) is the military intelligence branch of Ukraine's armed forces. Successor to the Soviet-era military intelligence apparatus on Ukrainian territory, it has served since Ukraine's independence as the country's primary foreign military intelligence service. It is responsible for strategic intelligence gathering and special operations abroad, and is known for regularly publishing assessments and updates about the Russo-Ukrainian war. The directorate is headed by a chief appointed by the Minister of Defence.
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About 25,000 North Koreans work at Russian drone plants, earning Pyongyang $800 million in 2025
A UN-linked monitoring report published by Bloomberg says roughly 25,000 North Korean citizens are employed at Russian drone production facilities, including the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, earning the DPRK regime around $800 million in 2025. Workers are brought in on student visas to bypass sanctions, are compensated a fraction of what they earn, and are subject to tight control and family reprisals if they try to defect.