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One of the people suspected of being the coordinator of this network is Maksim Filchenkov, who officially appears as an employee of the Russian airline Aeroflot.
Russia has expanded its intelligence activities in Japan, creating a network of operatives aimed at securing advanced technologies for the Russian military-industrial complex.
The New York Times writes that after the expulsion of many Russian intelligence officers from Western countries, a significant number of Moscow security service operatives have appeared in Japan, where they are suspected of building a structure for the purchase and transfer of sensitive equipment.
At the center of the operation, according to reports, is the 20th Directorate of the GRU, a classified unit of Russian military intelligence. Its officers are suspected of operating under diplomatic or business cover, using official positions to secure technology and components that could be used by the Russian defense industry.
One of the people suspected of being the coordinator of this network is Maksim Filchenkov, who officially appears as an employee of the Russian airline Aeroflot.
According to assessments by Western intelligence services, Moscow has seen Japan as a vantage point due to its more limited anti-espionage legislation and access to advanced electronic and industrial technologies.
Ukrainian authorities have stated that a large portion of Russian missiles and drones contain components manufactured in Japan, although these claims have not been independently confirmed by other sources.
Japan, which is a close ally of the United States and part of Western efforts to limit Russia's access to strategic technologies, has previously received warnings from foreign intelligence services about possible activity by Russian agents on its territory.
The increase in the suspected presence of Russian operatives comes at a time of high tension between Moscow and Western countries, where control over technologies for military use has become one of the main fronts of the global conflict.
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