UK sanctions Russian spies who ‘targeted Britain in sustained campaign’
The UK hit more than a dozen Russian spy with a wave of sanctions, and targeted people who accused of a “continuous campaign ın of a malicious activity against England.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs chose 18 officers from the Russian spy agency GRU and hit three units with measures aiming to break Vladimir Putin’s increasing aggression abroad.
He said that the targeted military intelligence officers were responsible for the spread of chaos and irregularities to Putin’s orders ”and included those who target the former Russian Spy Servus Skripal family.
The sanction officers targeted a device of Bay Skripal’s daughter Yulia with malicious software known as X-Age, known as the X-Age of the deadly Novichok nerve agent and Salisbury.
The units are also accused of conducting a long -term cyber attack campaign throughout Europe, including the UK, which aims to destabilize the continent and to weaken democratic institutions.
“Gru Spies is carrying out a campaign to weaken Europe, weaken the sovereignty of Ukraine and threaten the safety of British citizens,” Foreign Minister David Lammy said. He said.
“The Kremlin must be undoubtedly: we see what they are trying to do in the shadows and we will not tolerate it. So we take a stable action against Russian spies.”
On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the unit 26165 was online discovery in civilian bomb shelters in Mariupol, Southern Ukraine, Kharkiv, Kharkiv, shortly after Russia occupied Ukraine.
One of the targets was Mariupol Theater. Civilians who entered the Russian bombs painted the word “children” outside in the hope that they would survive.
However, the next day, the theater was shot by Russian air strikes and killed about 600 people, including children.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in 2013 that civil servants of the same unit targeted former Russian spy sergei Skripal’s daughter with malware designed to damage or infiltrate computer systems.
In 2018, Mr. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with nervous agent Novichok in the British Salisbury city in an attack that said that the British Government was organized by Russian intelligence.
The sanctions also aimed at the African initiative, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it employed Russian intelligence officers to carry out information operations in Africa, including weakening public health programs and destabilizing various countries.
Russia’s sabotage and deterioration campaign throughout Europe extends from cyber attacks and propaganda to arson and attempted to assassinate. “Putin’s hybrid threats and aggression will never disrupt our determination. Britain and our allies’ support for the security of Ukraine and Europe.”
More than 70 different attacks have been attributed to Russia by Western authorities since the invasion.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the military intelligence units sanctioned on Friday aim to foreign assistance to KYIV, ports, infrastructure and border crossings and technology companies.
Although GRA officers have a limited effect, the Ministry said that the target is to increase the cost to people working for their services, including raising awareness about the Russian campaign and making it difficult for them to travel.
