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Summary An investigation by Insider, 60 Minutes and Spiegel finds links to GRU unit dedicated to assassination and political destabilization.

Content <p>The worldwide phenomenon of unexplained health incidents known as Havana Syndrome may be linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU,&nbsp;according to a wide-ranging investigation published by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://theins.ru/en/politics/270425" target="_blank">the Insider</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPSD1SUYCY" target="_blank">60 Minutes</a> and <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/havanna-syndrom-setzten-russische-agenten-mikrowellenwaffen-gegen-us-diplomaten-ein-a-1d5d1c2e-ed83-44c8-a446-45bb50f712d5" target="_blank">der Spiegel</a>. </p> <p>&#8220;Members of the Kremlin’s infamous military intelligence sabotage squad have been placed at the scene of suspected attacks on overseas U.S. government personnel and their family members,&#8221; the Insider, which is based in Riga, Latvia, writes. </p> <p>In the past decade, more than 100 cases of&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/06/havana-syndrome-pentagon-research-00085686" target="_blank">unexplained health incidents</a>&nbsp;have been recorded worldwide — affecting American spies, diplomats, military officers, contractors — and in some cases their spouses, children and pets. Dubbed Havana Syndrome after what was initially thought to be the first patient — a CIA agent in the Cuban capital — was affected in 2016, symptoms include ringing in the ears, chronic headaches and lasting psychophysiological impairment. </p> <p>Now, evidence gathered by the three media outlets present links to GRU&#8217;s Unit 29155, an entity entirely dedicated to assassination and political destabilization. “Their mission is to find, fix, and finish, all in support of Vladimir Putin’s imperial dreams,” a former high-ranking CIA officer told Insider. </p> <p>Clues include geolocation of Russian operatives in places across the globe before or during the appearance of Havana Syndrome — known formally within the United States government as anomalous health incidents, or AHIs. Patients also identified Russian agents known to have worked in the unit from photos, the investigation outlines.</p> <p>Causing Havana Syndrome is reportedly the use of directed energy weapons — and senior members of Unit 29155 have received awards for developing “non-lethal acoustic weapons,” the investigation reports. </p> <p>Additionally, health incidents might not have started in the Cuban capital in 2016, as originally thought — but rather at the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt in 2014 a few months after Putin illegally annexed Crimea. </p> <p>More recently, nearly a dozen U.S. officials suffered from an attack involving Havana Syndrome symptoms ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021 to Hanoi, 60 Minutes reported. As part of the investigation, evidence emerged indicating that Russia may be sending long-range acoustic weapons to foreign governments such as Vietnam.</p> <p>A U.S. intelligence report from last year found that a foreign adversary was &#8220;very unlikely&#8221; to be involved in the ailment. According to AHI victims contacted by the media, the U.S. government has not officially recognized a cause for the syndrome. </p>

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Hidden blurb --- !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::RSSEntry published: 2024-04-01 09:19:44.000000000 Z entry_id: !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::GloballyUniqueIdentifier is_perma_link: 'false' guid: https://www.politico.eu/?post_type=article&p=4522176 title: Havana Syndrome linked to Russian military agency GRU, investigation indicates categories: - Department - Intelligence - Kremlin - Military - War - Weapons - Foreign Affairs - Health Care content: |2 <p>The worldwide phenomenon of unexplained health incidents known as Havana Syndrome may be linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency GRU,&nbsp;according to a wide-ranging investigation published by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://theins.ru/en/politics/270425" target="_blank">the Insider</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPSD1SUYCY" target="_blank">60 Minutes</a> and <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/havanna-syndrom-setzten-russische-agenten-mikrowellenwaffen-gegen-us-diplomaten-ein-a-1d5d1c2e-ed83-44c8-a446-45bb50f712d5" target="_blank">der Spiegel</a>. </p> <p>&#8220;Members of the Kremlin’s infamous military intelligence sabotage squad have been placed at the scene of suspected attacks on overseas U.S. government personnel and their family members,&#8221; the Insider, which is based in Riga, Latvia, writes. </p> <p>In the past decade, more than 100 cases of&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/06/havana-syndrome-pentagon-research-00085686" target="_blank">unexplained health incidents</a>&nbsp;have been recorded worldwide — affecting American spies, diplomats, military officers, contractors — and in some cases their spouses, children and pets. Dubbed Havana Syndrome after what was initially thought to be the first patient — a CIA agent in the Cuban capital — was affected in 2016, symptoms include ringing in the ears, chronic headaches and lasting psychophysiological impairment. </p> <p>Now, evidence gathered by the three media outlets present links to GRU&#8217;s Unit 29155, an entity entirely dedicated to assassination and political destabilization. “Their mission is to find, fix, and finish, all in support of Vladimir Putin’s imperial dreams,” a former high-ranking CIA officer told Insider. </p> <p>Clues include geolocation of Russian operatives in places across the globe before or during the appearance of Havana Syndrome — known formally within the United States government as anomalous health incidents, or AHIs. Patients also identified Russian agents known to have worked in the unit from photos, the investigation outlines.</p> <p>Causing Havana Syndrome is reportedly the use of directed energy weapons — and senior members of Unit 29155 have received awards for developing “non-lethal acoustic weapons,” the investigation reports. </p> <p>Additionally, health incidents might not have started in the Cuban capital in 2016, as originally thought — but rather at the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt in 2014 a few months after Putin illegally annexed Crimea. </p> <p>More recently, nearly a dozen U.S. officials suffered from an attack involving Havana Syndrome symptoms ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021 to Hanoi, 60 Minutes reported. As part of the investigation, evidence emerged indicating that Russia may be sending long-range acoustic weapons to foreign governments such as Vietnam.</p> <p>A U.S. intelligence report from last year found that a foreign adversary was &#8220;very unlikely&#8221; to be involved in the ailment. According to AHI victims contacted by the media, the U.S. government has not officially recognized a cause for the syndrome. </p> summary: An investigation by Insider, 60 Minutes and Spiegel finds links to GRU unit dedicated to assassination and political destabilization. rss_fields: - title - url - summary - author - categories - published - entry_id - content url: https://www.politico.eu/article/havana-syndrome-link-russia-military-intelligence-agency-gru-report/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication carlessian_info: news_filer_version: 2 newspaper: Politico EU macro_region: Europe author: Laura Kayali

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