Western intelligence services have warned leaders of European defense companies that Russia is intensifying efforts to kill them. The Financial Times reported this on Sunday. In response, companies are tightening the protection of their top executives. ta3.com ↗
The warning concerns the defense industry in Europe, including smaller companies. According to information obtained by the newspaper from five European intelligence services, Russia's military intelligence agency GRU is reportedly preparing assassination plans against executives of arms manufacturing companies. La Repubblica ↗
According to the Financial Times, the Kremlin is also escalating sabotage and other hybrid operations in Europe. Their goal is said to be weakening support for Ukraine and disrupting the functioning of the European defense industry. Intelligence services have therefore alerted companies to a new wave of threats. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Security measures are focused on protecting top executives. No further details about specific individuals, planned attacks, or the countries affected by the warning have been disclosed.
This information comes at a time when European countries are strengthening their defense production and continuing to support Kyiv. Further developments will depend on the assessment of intelligence services and on what measures individual companies and governments adopt.
Intelligence agencies warn of attacks on heads of European arms manufacturers
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Rusko zesiluje snahy zabíjet šéfy evropského obranného průmyslu, píší FT
ct24.ceskatelevize.cz
| 14:53 11.10.
Zbrojaři na mušce. Rusko chystá vraždy šéfů evropských firem, varují tajné služby
idnes.cz
| 14:42 11.10.
Rusko zesiluje snahy zabíjet šéfy evropského obranného průmyslu
seznamzpravy.cz
| 14:40 11.10.
Šéfovia európskeho obranného priemyslu sú v ohrození. Rusko zosilňuje snahy o ich zabíjanie
hnonline.sk
| 14:38 11.10.
ONLINE: Rusko podle zpravodajských služeb chystá útoky na šéfy evropských zbrojovek. I těch menších
irozhlas.cz
| 15:12 11.10.
Rusko plánuje atentáty na šéfov európskych zbrojoviek, píše Financial Times. Pred novou vlnou hrozieb varujú tajné služby
ta3.com
| 15:05 11.10.
Allarme 007, Mosca intensifica tentativi di assassinare vertici della difesa europea
ANSA
| 10:38 11.10.
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