Lieutenant General Igor Korobov has been appointed as head of the GRU intelligence agency (file photo)
Radio Free Europe: Putin Names Korobov As New Military Intelligence Chief
President Vladimir Putin has appointed Lieutenant General Igor Korobov to head the Russian military intelligence agency, known as the GRU, following the death of his predecessor in early January.
A spokesman for the Defense Ministry said on February 2 that GRU deputy head Korobov had been promoted by a presidential decree to lead the highly secretive spy agency.
Korobov’s predecessor, Igor Sergun, died on January 3 at the age of 58.
He had held the position since 2011.
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WNU Editor: Here is an interesting post on his predecessor .... Death of the GRU Commander (Peter Zwack, Defense One).
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