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Italy Expels GRU Attaché After Wiretap Evidence Shows Demands for Samp-T and Leonardo Air Defense Data

Italy Expels GRU Attaché After Wiretap Evidence Shows Demands for Samp-T and Leonardo Air Defense Data

Italian disruption of a GRU-directed espionage cell exposed targeted collection on air-defense systems flowing to Ukraine. Evidence from wiretaps and payments links specific technical requests to ongoing conflict dynamics and Western supply decisions. The case fits recurring patterns of Russian military intelligence activity against NATO defense contractors.

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Next reporting cycles will likely surface additional Italian court filings on the five informants and any follow-on expulsions, testing whether GRU networks have shifted to new cutouts ahead of the November Dome trials.

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SENTINEL: Italian courts will indict at least two additional military personnel from the five under investigation within 90 days, confirmed by public filings.

Sources (3)

  • [1]
    Defense News Italy Report(https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/10/italy-busts-russian-spy-ring-collecting-data-on-ukrainian-air-defense-vulnerabilities/)
  • [2]
    Italian Carabinieri Court Documents Summary(https://carabinieri.it/investigazioni/2026/roma-spy-ring)
  • [3]
    Leonardo Procurement Records 2025(https://leonardocompany.com/investors/contracts/avio-missile-motors)