March 13, 2026
Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. One of its agents was compromised by using Google Translate.
In late 2022, Russia established a top-secret unit of elite intelligence agents with a sweeping mandate to carry out assassinations, abductions, and sabotage abroad. But according to a new investigation by The Insider, one officer has exposed the entire group by using Google Translate.
TL;DR
- Russia established Center 795, a top-secret unit for assassinations, abductions, and sabotage abroad, in late 2022.
- The unit, embedded within the Kalashnikov Concern, reports directly to General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov.
- Center 795 is led by Denis Fisenko and comprises around 500 elite agents recruited from various Russian security services.
- Officer Denis Alimov was arrested in Colombia for allegedly orchestrating assassination attempts on Chechen dissidents.
- Alimov and his accomplice, Darko Durovic, used Google Translate for communication, which was intercepted by the FBI via a surveillance warrant on Google's servers.
- Alimov faces charges in the United States for conspiracy to kidnap, murder, and finance terrorism.
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