Spymaster | Belarus
Vladimir Kuprianyuk, a bureaucrat propelled to the top of military intelligence

The Intelligence Gazette
Belarusian moles exposed, ex-DGSE admin boss moves to Lyon, NSC dishes out contracts, special funds-savvy MP

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

Belarus/PolandSpies and informants outed on both sides of regime

FranceEx-DGSE admin director takes on security in Lyon suburbs

United StatesNational Security Council still hiring before White House handover

FranceNew special funds oversight commissioner no newbie

Belarus
Belarus military intelligence helps Russia analyse East European air bases

Military intelligence in Moscow and Minsk are joining forces to examine airfields in Eastern Europe that could be used by Western warplanes destined for Ukraine.

Belarus
Defector officers launch new psychological campaign against regime

Former special forces paratrooper and exiled activist Valery Sakhashik's team is targeting loyalist Belarusian military circles with psychological operations to flip them, and their next project will involve NATO officers.

Belarus
KGB extends control over ideological dissent as election frenzy builds

Tasked by President Alexander Lukashenko to further crack down on dissenting voices within government and state-owned entities, the intelligence agency has been culling staff in key organisations using new methods of investigation.

Poland
CGDP psyops unit wages information war for Warsaw

Poland's Central Psychological Operations Group carries out informational warfare campaigns on behalf of the state. Its "black spiders", veterans of Afghanistan, seek to influence the minds of targets seen as adversaries.

Belarus
Lukashenko removes top Belarusian military commanders

The Belarusian presidency carried out a series of personnel changes among its military top brass over the summer. Hidden among them were two sackings that stem from the failure of GRU efforts to infiltrate the opposition in exile.

Belarus
Belarusian opposition shaken by infiltration accusations

More powerless than ever against Alexander Lukashenko who has tightened his grip on power following recent events, Belarusian dissidents in exile are facing increasingly detailed accusations of collusion with Minsk intelligence.

Document | Belarus, European Union
Synesis fights sanctions and informational attacks from Brussels to Warsaw

Bypol, a grouping of anti-Lukashenko law enforcement officers in exile, has intensified its attacks on social media and keeps lobbying in the EU against the Belarusian facial recognition software developer.

Belarus, Europe
Belarusian opposition's lobbying rubs European Council the wrong way

The lawsuit between Brussels and facial recognition provider Synesis put the anti-Lukashenko organisation Bypol in the hotseat. Ex-Cop Alexander Azarov's already fragile reputation has taken yet another blow.

Belarus
Belarus intelligence spreads fog of war over defectors and prisoners

The Belarusian KGB and ministry of the interior have been using real and fake arrests to spread confusion as it takes a more staunchly pro-Russian line. This is accompanied by attempts to infiltrate opposition movements.

Belarus, Russia
Belarus's KGB administers caution on intelligence cooperation with Russia

The Russian and Belarusian intelligence chiefs met in Moscow on 7 July for what was a routine meeting but not one without its share of tension. Minsk is striving to retain autonomy from its great neighbour to the east.