Dec 19, 2025
Most Viewedis averyanov dead?
Multiple media and social posts on 19 December 2025 claim that GRU Major General Andrei (Andrey) Averyanov was killed in a drone strike on a tanker in the Mediterranean, but those reports remain uncon...
Unit 29155
Unit of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate associated with foreign homicides and other actions apparently aimed at destabilizing European countries, thought to have operated since at least 2008, though its existence only became known in 2019
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4 resultsDec 21, 2025
Most ViewedWas andrei averyanov killed?
The available reporting contains multiple, recent claims that Russian GRU Major General Andrei (Andrey) Averyanov was killed in a December 2025 strike on the tanker QENDIL, but those claims are unveri...
Nov 28, 2025
Most ViewedHow can I verify the ownership, funding, and editorial ties of Storm 1516?
VIGINUM, Microsoft and multiple research teams attribute a large, coordinated disinformation operation called “Storm‑1516” to actors operating from Russian territory and linked to Kremlin-aligned netw...
Dec 21, 2025
What independent evidence would confirm or refute claims of Andrei Averyanov’s death?
Independent confirmation that Major General Andrei (Andrey) Averyanov died in the reported strike would require physical, documentary, or reputational evidence from sources not directly tied to initia...