Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, two GRU Unit 29155 agents suspected of poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018. AP
France 24: Unit 29155, the Russian spies specialising in ‘sabotage and assassinations’
The Czech Republic accused on Saturday the GRU – Russia’s military intelligence agency – of being behind a deadly explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014.
They pointed the finger at a specific section of the organization – Unit 29155 – which has attracted an increasing amount of notoriety over recent years.
If it was remembered at all abroad, the explosion of a Czech ammunition depot in 2014 was hitherto thought of as a nasty accident that cost two people their lives.
But it took center stage in EU-Russia tensions on April 17, when Prague announced it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats over suspicions that GRU Unit 29155 had been responsible.
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WNU Editor: More details on this GRU unit are below:
Senior GRU Leader Directly Involved With Czech Arms Depot Explosion -- Bellingcat
What Is Unit 29155? The Russia Intel Branch Accused of U.S. Troop Bounties -- Newsweek
What Is Unit 29155 of Russia's GRU Intelligence Service, Which Allegedly Paid the Taliban to Kill US Troops? -- Foreign Policy
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