GRU

playerDarknet & Cyber

Russia's most aggressive spy agency knocked out Ukraine's power grid, poisoned a man in England, and hacked elections across the West.

Who they are

The GRU, Russia's military intelligence agency (the Main Intelligence Directorate).

What they do

The engine describes it as Russia's kinetic, aggressive arm abroad, one that favors disruption even when it can't be denied.

How it works

Its Sandworm unit (74455) caused over $10 billion in damage with the NotPetya cyberattack and struck Ukraine's grid; its Fancy Bear unit (26165) hacked the DNC, the German Bundestag and France's Macron; and Unit 29155 ran the Salisbury Novichok poisoning and the WhisperGate attacks. It now also runs Africa Corps, the successor to Wagner.

Why it matters

It matters as the arm of Russian power that prioritizes bold disruption over staying deniable.

The engine's record — word for word

Main Intelligence Directorate. Kinetic, aggressive foreign arm. Sandworm/Unit 74455 ($10B+ NotPetya, Ukrainian grid attacks). Fancy Bear/Unit 26165 (DNC hack, Bundestag, Macron). Unit 29155 (Salisbury Novichok, WhisperGate). High-risk doctrine: disruption over deniability. Now manages Africa Corps post-Wagner.

Follow the trail

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Valery Gerasimov
chief of staff
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Wagner / Africa Corps
absorbed post-mutiny
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Sandworm / GRU Unit 74455
cyber warfare unit
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Alexander Dugin (b. 1962)
Report #66: Lectured at GRU Academy of General Staff. Foundations co-drafted with military hardliners Ivashov and Klokotov. Selected as public intellectual inte
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Foundations of Geopolitics (1997)
Report #66: Co-drafted with GRU General Staff. Used as military textbook. Reads as declassified active measures playbook — 6 of 7 recommendations executed.
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Africa Corps (GRU)
GRU manages Africa Corps post-Wagner

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