In firing his intelligence chief and top prosecutor, President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled a more aggressive approach to a fifth column undermining Ukraine’s war effort.
Tag: Sabotage (Crime)
Review: ‘Dead in the Water,’ by Matthew Campbell & Kit Chellel
In Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel’s real-life whodunit “Dead in the Water,” Big Oil, Big Insurance and global corruption clash on a giant scale.
A Nation of Spy-Catchers: Fear of Saboteurs Has Ukrainians on Edge
There are checkpoints, hotlines and apps for reporting suspicious activities. Ukrainians worry about saboteurs mixing among them, sowing mistrust and spreading misinformation.
Village Caught in Czech-Russia Spy Case Just Wants Things to Stop Blowing Up
Was a huge blast at a Czech weapons depot sabotage by Russian spies? The villagers where it happened aren’t sure, but they do know they only want to watch James Bond films, not live inside one.
Russian Spy Unit Investigated for Links to Bulgarian Explosions
The probe will look at whether Unit 29155, an elite group of Russian intelligence operatives, is connected to a series of blasts at ammunition depots over the past 10 years.
Russia’s Ties With West Fray Further After Czech Republic Expels Its Diplomats
About 60 Russian diplomats were ordered out of the Czech Republic, which said it had evidence of Moscow’s involvement in an ammunition dump explosion in 2014.
Russia Expels 20 Czech Diplomats as Tensions Escalate
On Saturday, Prague kicked out 18 Russian diplomats after accusing Russia of being behind an attack on an ammunition depot. On Sunday, Moscow retaliated.
Czechs Blame 2014 Blasts at Ammunition Depots on Elite Russian Spy Unit
The unit has also been implicated in the 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter.
After Nuclear Site Blackout, Thunder From Iran, and Silence From U.S.
The Americans and Israelis have worked together in the past to impede Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but the U.S. denies that was the case in the latest sabotage.
Blackout Hits Iran Nuclear Site in What Appears to Be Israeli Sabotage
The power failure was described by Iran as “nuclear terrorism” as talks were underway in Vienna to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.