Flat tires and kidnappings. A journalist imprisoned by the Kremlin exposed Putin's secret unit

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In a newly published op-ed, The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich described how he was arrested in 2023 by Russian security forces and accused of espionage. He also spoke about the investigation conducted against him by the Counterintelligence Operations Department (DKRO), a secret unit of the Federal Security Service (FSB). The reporter described the methods of the department, which is responsible for suppressing internal oppositi…

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There is almost no mention of the Russian Counterintelligence Operations Department, known as DKRO, anywhere on the Internet. The Wikipedia page was created only now, after an extensive investigation by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which revealed how this unit works. It operates in secret and its main activity is to stalk, harass and harass foreigners in Russia. The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich was also targ…