Russian spy network in Japan tied to technology smuggling for war effort
Russian intelligence officers have turned Japan into an important base for buying or stealing battlefield technology and moving it into Russia, according to officials cited in the supplied material. The operation is linked to the GRU's 20th Directorate, a secretive military intelligence unit whose role has not been publicly disclosed. Officials say the network has taken advantage of Japan's weak espionage laws and its large high, tech industrial base.The report says the shift accelerated after Western governments expelled hundreds of Russian spies following the full, scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since then, dozens of those officers are said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jul 2026 05:32 LONDON
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