GUR

Ukraine, United Kingdom
Objective Ukraine, linking Kyiv's special forces with UK security providers

Simon Woodiwiss, a man with connections both to Kyiv's special forces and former British SAS officers-turned-consultants, has registered his private security firm in London. He built up the company in Ukraine, where it still operates.

Ukraine
NATO intelligence sharing key to Ukraine drone strikes in Russia

Ukraine's GUR receives substantial signals intelligence support from NATO that is crucial for finding gaps in Russian air defences.

Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine's new UJ-25 jammer drones clear way for retaliatory strikes against Russia

Ukrainian military intelligence has developed a new type of drone in underground workshops in Kyiv that can jam Russian air defence radars and electronic warfare systems protecting sensitive infrastructure.

The Intelligence Gazette
Russian dissident in the Commons, Xi Jinping to visit Marseille, foreign investment in France, Russian intelligence review

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

United Kingdom Russian dissident to attend parliamentary hearing

FranceMarseille favourite to host Xi Jinping in spring

FranceForeign investment control measure confirmed

RussiaA new historical review for espionage fans

Ukraine
Kyiv in search of SAR imagery for winter

Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite images are key to the winter war currently being waged on the snow-covered plains of south-eastern Ukraine.

Lithuania, Ukraine
Lithuania's Milasauskas brothers ramp up detonator production for Ukrainian drones

Lithuanian start-up RSI Europe is boosting its production of low-cost remote detonation systems, developed specially for Ukrainian forces in partnership with the defence ministries of both countries.

Russia, Ukraine
Russia hits commercial SAR constellations with jamming storm

Moscow is waging jamming attacks on synthetic aperture radar satellite constellations with the hopes it disrupts a crucial source of intelligence for the Ukrainian services.

Ukraine
Ukraine seeks structure for its cyber troops

The country's cyberdefence capacities, embryonic when they were launched in 2021, have since evolved with the help of Western allies. Yet now, the Ukrainian government wants more control.

Finland, Ukraine
Ukraine boosts SAR capacities in readiness for Russia's winter offensive

With the Russian winter offensive imminent, Ukraine is deploying new SAR imagery tools.

Ukraine
Griselda joins Ukraine's intelligence data fusion architecture

Ahead of Russia's winter offensive, Ukraine is boosting its data fusion architecture with the integration of the new state-of-the-art interservice software Griselda.

Ukraine
Agents from Kyiv's foreign intelligence service active on frontline

The discreet Ukrainian intelligence agency, the SZRU, is typically seen as a bureaucratic machine dedicated primarily to analysis production. It is, however, implicated on the ground.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA acquisitions, Foreign Affairs Committee, Huawei in France, navy training centre, Moldova fights fake news, lustration in Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Washington, Kyiv, London, Brest, Paris and Chisinau.

United StatesLeadership change afoot in CIA acquisitions office

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee learns from US intelligence consultants

FranceWhen the intelligence services reportedly tried to ban Huawei

FranceBrest navy intelligence training centre welcomes first pupils

MoldovaSandu protégé to run anti-disinformation centre

UkraineKyiv goes back on its lustration laws

Ukraine, United States
Pentagon contractor Sentry View Systems taps Ukrainian surveillance market

The Florida-based manufacturer of communication and surveillance systems is benefitting from Amulus Security's contacts with Kyiv's security authorities.

Germany, Ukraine
Jamming wars, part 2: Aaronia and Rohde & Schwarz, German electronic warfare heavyweights in Ukraine

Electronic warfare weapons are playing a major role on the Ukrainian front, where drones and guided missiles have become ubiquitous. The warring sides are each perfecting their own technology. For Kyiv, this means developing crucial partnerships with its allies, as Intelligence Online was able to observe on the ground.