Main Intelligence Directorate
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The Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known by its former Russian acronym GRU, is Russia’s military foreign intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing strategic and battlefield information.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main Intelligence Directorate canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
military intelligence agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GRU GSh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| employer |
Russian military intelligence officers
ⓘ
Spetsnaz GRU units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
covert influence operations
ⓘ
intelligence analysis ⓘ intelligence collection ⓘ military espionage ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
foreign armed forces
ⓘ
military targets ⓘ strategic infrastructure ⓘ |
| formerName | GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian law ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| nativeName | Главное разведывательное управление NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Spetsnaz GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
battlefields
ⓘ
foreign countries ⓘ strategic theaters ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Soviet GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
analysis of foreign military capabilities
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battlefield intelligence ⓘ covert operations abroad ⓘ human intelligence ⓘ military cyber operations ⓘ military foreign intelligence ⓘ military reconnaissance ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ special operations support ⓘ strategic intelligence gathering ⓘ strategic threat assessment ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
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national security ⓘ |
| shortName | GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency |
defense intelligence agency
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foreign intelligence agency ⓘ |
| usesAcronym | GRU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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