Finland eliminated a large network of Russian intelligence agents
In 2022, Moscow has focused on cyber espionage to make up for its lack of undercover intelligence.
The Finnish Security Service (SUPO) has dealt a blow to the Russian intelligence network.
Russia’s espionage operations in Finland have halved over the past year thanks to a visa ban and the expulsion of Russian intelligence officers, ABC News reports.
The SUPO report notes that Russia has traditionally conducted intelligence operations in Finland under diplomatic cover. In 2022, Moscow has focused on cyber espionage to make up for the lack of undercover intelligence.
“While Russia is still trying to place intelligence officers under diplomatic cover, it has to make up for the shortage of agents, for example, by increasingly resorting to other formats of covert operations abroad,” said SUPO director Antti Pelttari.
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