Norway arrests ‘Brazilian researcher’ accused of spying for Russia Investigators believe man posing as academic at University of Tromsø, in sensitive far north, was using false identity The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Russian commanders facing large-scale mutiny as regiment refuses to fight and Moscow loses ground Spooks from Moscow’s feared GRU and FSB intelligence agencies are trying to quell a rebellion by soldiers of the 127th Regiment of the First Army Corps for a second time Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022
Russian spies luring unsuspecting men into honeytraps still at large in the West A total of 18 Kremlin spies are on the loose in western Europe with two already captured and the search for the rest of them ongoing, it has been claimed by a Russia expert Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022
Russian honeytrap spy 'charmed way into NATO command posing as socialite jeweller' A Russian agent infiltrated NATO command offices in Naples appearing to be a social climber who set up a jewellery design business and had German and Peruvian parents, according to an investigative report Daily Mirror · Aug 26, 2022
Socialite who charmed Nato staff in Naples was Russian spy, say investigators GRU officer spent decade posing as Peruvian jewellery designer, say investigative journalists The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup On Java Road by Lawrence Osborne; Meantime by Frankie Boyle; Alias Emma by Ava Glass; The Change by Kirsten Miller; Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022
‘Absolute evil’: inside the Russian prison camp where dozens of Ukrainians burned to death Entrepreneur Anna Vorosheva accuses Moscow of murder after spending 100 days in the Olenivka detention centre The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Russia? The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller. Reuters · Aug 5, 2022
Arms dealer ‘100% sure’ Russian agents behind blast at Bulgarian depot Emilian Gebrev says explosion on Sunday is latest of repeated attacks against him by GRU operatives The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022
Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow? The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens detained by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller. Reuters · Aug 1, 2022
Vladimir Putin's Russian troops 'booby-trapped' beaten dog with bomb in terror bid Russian special forces attached the explosive to a wounded dog in a heartless bid to strike terror in a Ukrainian town they left months ago Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022
Terror expert claims Scotland at risk of chemical attacks by Vladimir Putin Graham Yuill, a writer from Glasgow, says he understands from a "reliable source" that bases in Fife, Scotstoun and Govan could be targeted. Daily Record · Jun 26, 2022
Up to 40 Russian spies are working undercover in Ireland and hiding in general population One senior source told the Mirror that Russia had spent years building up its intelligence assets in Ireland Irish Mirror · Jun 18, 2022
Unmasked Russian military spy who targeted the International Criminal Court claims to have studied at Trinity college Dutch intelligence services yesterday took the unusual step of naming and shaming the man they said was a Russian who was claiming to be a Brazilian Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022 Russia’s ‘illegals’: the deep-cover spies who can be both clumsy and dangerous An attempt to infiltrate the ICC draws attention to a scheme launched in the cold war era, active from New York to Salisbury
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022 Russian spy tried to infiltrate war crimes court, claims Dutch intelligence Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov tried to enter the Netherlands as a Brazilian national
Reuters · Jun 16, 2022 Netherlands says Russian spy caught seeking war crimes court internship The Dutch intelligence service said on Thursday it had uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating accusations of war crimes in Ukraine.
Daily Record · May 20, 2022 Coup against Vladimir Putin 'possible' as senior officials believe 'war is lost' Moscow expert and investigative journalist Christo Grozev says a coup against the Russian leader is now a realistic possibility.
Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022 Coup to remove Vladimir Putin a 'realistic possibility' as top security officials rebel A Russian expert believes the possibility of Vladimir Putin launching a nuclear strike are receding because it is likely his order would not be carried out by officials
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022 Vladimir Putin loses ANOTHER colonel in huge blow to war effort in Ukraine Lt Col Albert Karimov, 39, has become the 41st Russian colonel to die in the war in Ukraine, meaning the Kremlin's invasion force has lost roughly one colonel every two days
Daily Mirror · May 2, 2022 Ukrainian drones obliterate Russian war boats near Snake Island in fresh blow to Putin Russian vessels were destroyed at dawn in an early morning attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces as the conflict continues into a third month with neither side showing any signs of stopping
Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2022 Putin suffers fresh blow as three majors killed and 30,000 Russian troops rumoured dead Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, there are reports Vladimir Putin has lost over 30,000 troops in fighting including almost 7,000 mercenaries
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022 Spy games: expulsion of diplomats shines light on Russian espionage The war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of Russian ‘diplomats’. Does it mark the end of an era?
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2022 Captain of sunk Russian warship Moskva ‘killed in explosion’, says Ukraine The captain of the Moskva warship was killed during an explosion and subsequent fire on board, according to Ukrainian reports.
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022 'Full-scale' World War Three has now BEGUN, Russian state TV declares Russians have been told that full-scale World War 3 has already started as declared by state controlled TV as one presenter insists "that's entirely for sure"