GRU

Or G.R.U.

1. (in the Soviet Union) the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff, a military intelligence organization founded in 1920 and functioning as a complement to the KGB.

GRU

abbreviation

1. (formerly) the Soviet military intelligence service; the military counterpart of the KGB

Word History and Origins

Origin of GRU¹

< Russian, for Glávnoe razvédyvatel'noe upravlénie

Word History and Origins

Origin of GRU¹

from Russian Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye Main Intelligence Directorate

Example Sentences

"We weren't the ones who sat down with Putin - we were the ones who expelled Russian diplomats!" he went on, referring to measures taken in his first term following revelations that Russia's GRU military intelligence had blown up a Czech ammunition dump in 2014.

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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy linked the activity to the UK's continued support of Ukraine, and said GRU spies were "running a campaign to destabilise Europe".

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The Russian military unit blamed for the espionage is called GRU Unit 26165 but goes by a number of informal names, including Fancy Bear.

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The spy ring referred to themselves as the "minions", inspired by the yellow sidekicks of the villain Gru in the Despicable Me children's film franchise.

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The group also frequently referred to the Russian GRU agency - its military intelligence service - in Telegram messages.

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