Coup Plots, Poison, Hacking, Sabotage: What Is The GRU’s Unit 29155? – Analysis

By Mike Eckel*

(RFE/RL) -- On March 20, 2012, a decree signed by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was published by the Russian government. The decree set out a system of payments to military servicemen “for special achievements in the service.”

Section 4 of the order, which was first highlighted by RFE/RL’s...