The first interview of the head of the most secret department of Russia

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The first interview of the head of the most secret department of RussiaWhat happened to the famous GRU special forces? What are the potential enemies of military intelligence today? What secrets does it produce for the country's economy?

These very private topics were touched upon in an exclusive conversation with a RG correspondent by the head of the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, Colonel-General Alexander Shlyakhturov.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Alexander Vasilyevich, in Soviet times, the vector of military intelligence was directed towards the NATO bloc, which we considered a possible adversary. Now the situation in the world has changed. Whom do we now consider enemies, and whom - allies?

Alexander Shlyakhturov: You correctly noticed that during the Cold War, the global confrontation with the West, the terms "enemy" or "probable enemy" were widely used. By these were meant individual countries or blocs. Now this terminology is not used in military intelligence. Now we are talking about threats that have become more diversified and multi-vector. And, of course, about the sources of these threats.

RG: Do terrorists treat them or is the GRU "fighting" only with the military?

Shlyakhturov: Terrorist and extremist organizations are the most dangerous. After all, their actions are distinguished by extreme cruelty, and the attacks are committed in peacetime.

Therefore, in our work we pay special attention to obtaining proactive intelligence information about the plans and actions of such groups against Russia. This is necessary for the timely adoption of measures, including the use of force, which neutralize terrorist threats.

Specifically, using the capabilities of intelligence, we control the situation in those areas where our country may be attacked or organized military actions against Russia.

RG: There are many such regions? For example, Georgia applies to them?

Shlyakhturov: It is well known that the Russian special services do not like Georgia very much. They are accused of organizing subversive actions against a sovereign state. I can responsibly say - this is absolutely not true.

But in Tbilisi they should know: in the case of the preparation of new military provocations against Russia and its allies in the region, the GRU will inform the military and political leadership of the country about them in a timely manner. The answer will follow immediately.

Now for the partnership in the work of special services of different countries. The reduction in the level of military-political confrontation in the world, the deepening of cooperation between states, the emergence of common challenges and threats contributed to the expansion of such interaction. The GRU is involved in this process and cooperates with the military intelligence services of many countries. At meetings with colleagues from foreign intelligence services, we exchange views and assessments of the situation in the world and individual regions. We have established cooperation in the military-technical and other areas.

I want to say that such cooperation helps to receive information to supplement our information. And also, it is easier to communicate to the partners the position of the GRU, to frankly discuss issues on which the positions of the parties do not coincide. When intelligence agencies understand each other well, it reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding at the interstate level. And sometimes even prevents the aggravation of bilateral relations.

Information for the first person

RG: Frankly speaking, I did not think that the GRU paid so much attention to foreign partners. Other functions of military intelligence also changed?

Shlyakhturov: Yes and no. Of course, we solve our traditional tasks. But along with this, we are actively engaged in new areas.

Now there is an increase in factors of instability and uncertainty. There is an increase in conflict potential in many regions. The influence of economic problems on politics is noticeable. There are new challenges and threats associated with the struggle for natural resources, the proliferation of nuclear technologies, and man-made disasters.

Therefore, one of our main tasks is to obtain information not only in the military, military-political, military-technical fields, but also in the military-economic and environmental spheres. The GRU's special attention zone is the opening of threats to the national interests and military security of Russia.

Information should not just be obtained, but also analyzed in order to know what to report to the highest state and military leadership of the country.

RG: But it is generally accepted that military intelligence primarily works in the interests of the army leadership.

Shlyakhturov: It really is. The intelligence support of the Armed Forces is our main task. The GRU constantly sends information on the armies of foreign states, their weapons and military equipment to the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, and other military command and control bodies. In addition, we collect information about the equipment of military theaters adjacent to Russia. We are working on other issues that arise in the preparation of plans for the use of the Armed Forces, construction and development of our army and fleet.

RG: President of the country are preparing such reports?

Shlyakhtur: Let's immediately clarify the status of the GRU. The General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff is a foreign intelligence body working in the interests of the Ministry of Defense and the state’s military organization. Therefore, the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff personally set me the task of obtaining specific information. All tasks are performed on time.

The most important documents of the GRU are sent to the President of the Russian Federation, the Prime Minister and the Security Council. Our information is taken into account when making decisions in the field of foreign and military policy. In other words, the GRU is working to protect and strengthen the positions of Russia, including in the international arena.

RG: Has the geography of your interests somehow changed? Or is military intelligence still active around the globe?

Shlyakhturov: This is not entirely true, because the capabilities of any intelligence services are limited. Yes, and there is no need - to always be everywhere.

I would like to stress once more that the regions where the threats to the national interests and the military security of Russia come from or may come from are primarily in the field of our interests. These include the so-called “hot spots”, where terrorist and extremist groups operate, areas of crisis situations affecting international stability and security, as well as sources and possible routes of illicit proliferation of nuclear materials and components weapons mass destruction.

Attention to a particular area depends on the state priorities of Russia. Therefore, periodically there is a redistribution of intelligence targets in various regions.

"Pitching" intelligence is not needed

RG: Let's move from high politics to purely military affairs. During the period of reforming the army, they talked and wrote a lot about the collapse of the GRU. To what extent have you been affected by structural changes, what does the Main Intelligence Agency now represent?

Shlyakhturov: Military intelligence is a complex structure, and it is constantly being improved. During the formation of the new look of the Armed Forces in the GRU, indeed, there was a reorganization and a certain reduction. Here it is necessary to understand the main thing: the changed situation in the world objectively required an adjustment of intelligence priorities and a mechanism for their implementation.

Currently, the GRU has in its composition extractive agencies, both operational and technical, as well as information and analytical structures and support units.

I want to emphasize that the GRU is practically the only special service in the world, having in its structure all the types and areas of intelligence currently known. At the same time, the number of the central apparatus of the Main Intelligence Directorate is incomparably smaller than that of any foreign military intelligence.

It is clear that in these conditions, the successful solution of the assigned tasks, first of all, is ensured by the high professionalism of the intelligence officers. Well, of course, one cannot disregard the wide use of modern technical equipment and the latest achievements in the field of information, telecommunication and space technologies and innovations in all intelligence agencies.

For example, we have the technical capabilities to operate in the electromagnetic and cosmic spheres. This allows to obtain important information about the situation in zones of armed conflict and areas that are of interest to military intelligence.

RG: I can not not ask about your special forces. After all, he was handed over to the subordination of the military districts?

Shlyakhturov: Indeed, special-purpose units and units are now organizationally incorporated into military districts and fleets, as well as into airborne forces. But they remain an important part of operational intelligence.

These units are still highly prepared for special tasks. There are well-trained servicemen, for whom nothing is impossible on the battlefield and deep in the rear of the enemy.

The Main Intelligence Directorate, as before, determines the ideology and directions of development of this type of intelligence, the forms and methods of using special forces and means, the training of specialists, and the technical policy for creating weapons and special equipment for it.

I can say that in their combat capabilities, the Russian special forces are in no way inferior to the special forces units of the leading countries of the world. And in some aspects and exceeds them.

RG: It turns out that our directors are not exaggerating at all when they are shown on the screens of a special forces superman. This muscular rambo in the Russian version.

Shlyakhturov: No, the real military scouts are not at all like cinema boners. Even in the GRU special forces there are no large-sized “strokes”. With such an invoice, it would be difficult for them to make long marches and most covertly solve assigned tasks.

It should be understood that the whole of the GRU and military intelligence consists of various organs and structures. Therefore, there is no single stereotype of a military intelligence officer. But I can identify the main features characteristic of people who serve or work in our bodies and divisions.

First of all, these are patriots, people with a high sense of responsibility, who are able to perform the tasks set in any conditions, including with the risk to life. Military intelligence officers are distinguished by high professionalism, developed thinking, a broad outlook. Virtually all military intelligence officers speak several foreign languages. They apply modern information technologies in their work. We have many candidates and doctors of science, not only in the field of special activity, but also in other areas.

And, of course, for successful work in the GRU, good psycho-emotional stability, a high level of physical fitness are necessary. They are needed as employees engaged in operational activities abroad, and technical professionals working in combat duty. Without these qualities it is difficult to imagine the hard work of a specialist analyst. They are also required by senior management of the Main Intelligence Directorate.

RG: You mentioned the high technical equipment of the GRU. Does military intelligence somehow affect the retooling of our army? For example, you monitor trends in the global arms market and give advice to the military leadership, what defense technologies should you focus on?

Shlyakhturov: GRU is actively working in this area. Our analysts prepare materials that reveal the main trends in the development of the armies of foreign countries, their equipment with new generation equipment, technological breakthroughs abroad, the creation of fundamentally new weapon systems.

Information is sent to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, to research institutions and relevant enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Russia. Of course, this helps to make informed decisions within the framework of the State Armaments Program, and also contributes to the strengthening of the country's military-industrial potential.

If necessary, the GRU can give a detailed description of any foreign model, weapon system or equipment and compare them with Russian developments.
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  1. rnb1983
    +9
    3 November 2011 11: 30
    Intelligence is the key to the right decisions !!! well done !!!
  2. LESHA pancake
    +6
    3 November 2011 12: 03
    GOOD LUCK TO GRUSHNIK in all matters.
  3. Russian Man
    -27
    3 November 2011 12: 06
    blah blah blah
    as from agitation brochures reads

    who needs such interviews ...
    1. His
      +3
      3 November 2011 12: 08
      Russian people need. Why don’t you?
      1. Russian Man
        -27
        3 November 2011 12: 13
        I am Russian, and you are a cattle and a racian.
        1. LESHA pancake
          +15
          3 November 2011 12: 14
          You are not Russian, you are poop.
        2. Neighbor
          +12
          3 November 2011 15: 34
          I read your comments, Russian people, your logic is clear - in Russia there is one cattle, the country is in the ass, people are generally fuckers ... sys, all around are the same si ..... ses (illiterate). And you are on a horse, PERSONALITY, Man, educated, competent, prosperous, cultural wink , then explain to us then how you live in Raska that you didn’t move to Germany or Sweden to cultural people. But how will I introduce you on a tram with pensioners and other cattle traveling, already my heart bleeds, and at work, and at home? You can’t force yourself like that! It’s not the thing for such Unicums to live in shit.
          I will answer my own question: there are several options. 1 - it is necessary to work in another country, to steal / trade - it will not work, but you do not know how to work - because you are the son of rich parents - traders, harder than x ... I haven’t raised anything in my life. 2 - you’re just a loser with megalomania, working as a sales consultant or pathetic somewhere - bring it, go on - don’t bother, eat Rollton, you certainly don’t have a wife, children, or friends - all you have to do is fuck in front of the monitor . Option 3 - you are really strong, having achieved everything yourself, a confident person, with your worldview and outlook on life.
          Count it - there’s not a single mistake! tongue
          1. Russian Man
            -12
            3 November 2011 16: 44
            there is about me, thanks.
            1. +4
              3 November 2011 17: 07
              But not the 3rd option, that's for sure fellow
              1. Neighbor
                +4
                3 November 2011 17: 10
                I think the second most likely. Option 3 does not answer the question, right? And only 1 and 2 options will be answered without an answer, since only they give an answer to my question.
          2. Don
            0
            4 November 2011 18: 13
            I think about him there is definitely there, but not that he himself thought. laughing
        3. 0
          3 November 2011 17: 02
          Well then, learn Russian literate.
        4. zczczc
          0
          4 November 2011 03: 24
          Russian Man, the first letter is not confused in his pseudonym?
          1. baluru72
            -1
            4 November 2011 03: 32
            YES HE DOES A LOT OF flooding, INSTEAD OF OPINION, EVERYTHING IS WRONG, ,, FORGES THE ETHER ,,,
        5. Alexey Prikazchikov
          0
          5 November 2011 18: 27
          I’m sorry you can’t get from this site. You can’t find out your address.
    2. LESHA pancake
      +1
      3 November 2011 12: 11
      Pindos pooping again.
    3. +3
      3 November 2011 12: 13
      Well, a good interview, and what would you like intelligence gathering technology for? Or a report on the actions of special forces in foreign territories?
      1. +1
        3 November 2011 12: 17
        For some reason, the people are waiting for all the details from the head of the GRU in open media sources. wink
      2. Russian Man
        -23
        3 November 2011 12: 17
        I didn’t want anything from an interview with the head of the GRU.
        interview about nothing, continuous CEP and "we have truncated like people ..."
        it is strange that gratefully did not affect Putin's truly loyal policy ...
        1. +9
          3 November 2011 13: 26
          Does it make you so sad?
          Of course, you would be pleased if he wrote that the GRU was being dismissed home, foreign personnel were handed over for 30 bucks and so on.
          And he did not touch Putin's policy, because "the dog barks, the caravan is moving." People do their job (it's a shame, isn't it?), Regardless of who is in power.
          Dry yourself, miserable ...
          1. Lexeich
            -6
            3 November 2011 22: 11
            Banshee and others, who supported his statement - are you really that stupid, as the "Russian man" claims, or do not completely own the information? If the GRU stays, it will only be to perform police functions - to identify, catch / shoot desperate Russian citizens in the Russian forests, as was the case recently with the "Far Eastern partisans." And how our "glorious caravan drivers" deal with the still alive cadres of the GRU - find out from the Booth case. (http://www.inosmi.ru/usa/20110225/166844226.html)
            1. +2
              3 November 2011 22: 40
              Well, finally, at least someone who is not stupid, who owns the information, has at least enlightened us blessed. The GRU performs completely different functions, far from the police. Or did you read the horror stories about the NKVD for the night?
            2. zczczc
              0
              4 November 2011 03: 26
              Lexeich, GRU, as I understand it, is foreign intelligence. Inside the KGB, the forest brothers were shot.
            3. Don
              0
              4 November 2011 18: 20
              Are you really so stupid? ”What you listed can both the FSB and the FSIN do. And the GRU is doing what is needed and recent events in the USA have proved it.
            4. rusosturistas
              0
              6 November 2011 18: 52
              The Bout case has been repeatedly raised in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov personally defended our citizen, and the GRU will not advertise its actions. You comrade Lekseich apparently "have sovereign data" if you say so ??? )))))
        2. 0
          3 November 2011 13: 33
          In my opinion, the head of the GRU doesn’t need to be interviewed at all - anyway, he won’t be able to say anything concrete in the media. It is not clear why he was forced to meet with the press ... Just as an occasion to congratulate his colleagues and veterans.
          1. +2
            3 November 2011 13: 35
            In general, due to the fact that some time ago the wave of information swept over the dissolution of the GRU, the re-subordination and other dregs.
        3. Lexeich
          -9
          3 November 2011 15: 45
          I fully agree with "Russian Man" - who needs such soothing interviews?
          And I want to remind the "forgetful" that it was quite recently - not more than a year ago (this is only according to publications of domestic media):

          In August 2010, Major General Intelligence, the 52-year-old deputy chief of the GRU, Yuri Ivanov, was tragically killed. Dark story.

          And in October 2010 it started:
          - On October 04, in Moscow, the former head of the intelligence department of the main command of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, 63-year-old Viktor Chevrizov. He fired a bullet at his temple from an award pistol right in the entrance of his own house.
          - October 09, in Moscow, FSB officer Boris Smirnov committed suicide. The 63-year-old colonel shot himself in the chest with a double-barreled gun. This happened in one of the garages on Stantsionnaya Street.
          - October 12, the Head of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation in Primorye, Nikolai Timoshenko, was found dead on Tuesday morning near the apartment of the house where he lived. (allegedly shot himself from a gun !!!!, apparently there aren’t enough pistols for all the bosses)

          November (October?) 2010 Shamanov, the commander of the Airborne Forces, nearly died, and this immediately after the veterans of the Airborne Forces and sailors demanded the resignation of Serdyukov. (http://www.auto39.ru/articles/2010/a10102601.html).

          February 2011 - the murder of V.I. Ilyukhin, immediately after the military tribunal to review the destructive activities of Putin
          http://viktor-iluhin.ru/node/361
          1. kesa1111
            +1
            3 November 2011 16: 41
            The FSB strikes a mile away. As a decent person and a "checkpoint" way right there.
            1. +3
              3 November 2011 19: 31
              I returned to the article for September 30th, which said, almost about the pre-infarction state of the GRU. I was glad that even then there were the majority of sane guys on the forum. And then the roosters chuckled: "Everything is lost! Not saved! Shoot! Anarchy is the mother of order!" And I really liked the statement of erixa today! I support! And, as for the moron under the chased "Russian man", it is a pity that this shit disgraces such beautiful words. And as for the Neighbor's options, then, I think - option number 2. But this bastard, (which the respected neighbor is talking about), along the way, to the fact that he is a masturbator, he is also a masochist. It can be seen that he really likes it when he is reviled, apparently the buzz is more from this catches. But the cunning scum - he took such words that it would be difficult to swear at him ... The most correct thing, in this case, is to ignore the yapping of this misbegotten boy. You do not pay attention to the yapping mongrel from the gateway when you walk along the street .. Over time, it shuts up: In this case, there may not be silence, but there will be less bile in the net ...
          2. 0
            4 November 2011 07: 48
            Lekseich! Compatriot! Thanks! I read it and "... now I was laughing so hard there! ..." Wow, "military tribunal", "destructive activity!" So them, the world eaters, "smash them into khuzars! Cut them into pesis!" It is necessary - we will create 120 more tribunals, and we can also create a Constitutional Court, in the basement of the house next to the Kremlin! Yes, us, what ?! We, in general, will put SVOVO in the Kremlin tomorrow, right? Am I catching your thought correctly, COMRADE? (I ask in a whisper ...)
          3. SeregaKep
            0
            17 November 2011 02: 08
            I don’t understand something - are you against the interview or against the policy of the collapse of the army and in particular the GRU?
            Look at the source "http://www.rg.ru" - i.e. the interview was approved by the superiors and the OFFICER could not say anything "like that" about it!
            And about the collapse of everything and everything by some "effective managers" - there is no longer the strength to speak .... it's time to shoot ...
    4. vadimus
      0
      4 November 2011 00: 19
      then read the new york times
  4. Thunder512
    +2
    3 November 2011 12: 47
    Good luck to all special forces on the eve of a professional holiday!
  5. Net
    Net
    +1
    3 November 2011 14: 17
    Shlyakhturov is from the entourage of Mr. Serdyukov ... Oh, it's a pity that Pyotr Ivashutin is not already with us, this is the head of the "Aquarium".
    1. prunx
      -2
      3 November 2011 15: 12
      Tochnyak, I personally saw how they sold a pair of stools with a stool.
  6. Ion coaelung
    +2
    3 November 2011 14: 17
    Let the GRU start up more rumors, let the Western media people delve into thrown shit, and let the specialists themselves do our common business!
  7. mar.tira
    0
    3 November 2011 19: 16
    Yes, of course, the GRU is a legendary and powerful organization. It is an elite from the elites of our special services. It has carried out many famous operations, but there are failures. How did they shoot the peacekeepers, and they missed the invasion in 2008? Why?
    1. +1
      3 November 2011 20: 13
      I think this is a question for the NGS and Perdyukov. They were busy at that time, they dragged things into a new room, their hands didn’t reach such a trifle. It was necessary for their boys and girls (well, successful managers) to distribute cabinets more quickly and more lightly, green men by they didn’t interfere with pushing corners to work. And here the rodents with their war ... Yes, of course, everything was reported, and thank God the plan of operation was worked out in advance, but the politicians had to take a while to get more blood spilled. With this, it’s more or less clear, the question is sucked. And here's how the beeches are about ---- and this is a Volros to the GRU.
    2. 0
      3 November 2011 20: 26
      Yes, they did not miss anything. Here it was "appropriate to give a hit," because if we struck the first blow (before the invasion), then it would have turned out in the eyes of the world community that Russia was the aggressor. It didn’t even help much. But it can be argued about it ...
      I hope I explained intelligibly.
      1. mar.tira
        0
        4 November 2011 05: 57
        But how much can you look back at the uncle over the hill? After all, this is our blood, our soldiers! If we are afraid of everyone and look back at everyone, they shut us up. It was necessary to deliver a preventive strike!. Pindos are not afraid to strike, if someone threatens them, the Jews do not lag behind. And we are God ordered that Putin only made statements that we would strike, but it didn’t get to the point. After all, look Pindos are getting impudent every time more and more. Blood is being poured all over the world more and more, we won’t be able to stand by . They will reach us if we are silent.
        1. 0
          4 November 2011 07: 27
          Mar.tira, you, dear, Mauser, in your right hand is not enough, and in the left - I will strike a saber! Yes, even the photojournalist of the "war leaflet" in the bushes will not hurt to plant, exactly in the place where you will raise the ARMY CORPUS in the attack! Here mother will be glad ... Look, after a couple of successful attacks, they will give you Marshal (or Fershal?)! And then the General Staff is just a stone's throw away, "blitzkriegs" must be made up! Without you - well, no way ...
        2. 0
          4 November 2011 17: 13
          Yes, hold on, we are ill prepared for this war, it will be too bloody. But with the TS ... I’m not a strategist, but it’s clear to the hedgehog that this is an increase. For some reason, the amers with Europe are being raised in Ukraine. It is easier with Ukraine , there the opposition has always been against Russia and the USSR.
  8. +2
    3 November 2011 20: 29
    I’m glad that at least military intelligence works and operates, otherwise we have a reform, so consider there is no structure
  9. +4
    3 November 2011 21: 01
    November 5 - Military Intelligence Day !!!
  10. Demonzz
    +2
    4 November 2011 07: 28
    not everything is too smooth with the gentry. And he is a protege of Makarov and conducts a new look in this office. The former head of the GRU - Korabelnikov, while he was at his post, refused to reduce or disperse. And was retired. The result of the work of the new is the reduction of everything and everything. The central apparatus, the GRU units themselves (and so small) were led, the units that worked in conjunction with them were pressed well and finally handed over to the SV intelligence (which exists only in the inflamed imagination of the commander-in-chief and is not needed by anyone), parts of the sleeping quarters - in general, they dispersed whom they transferred combined arms armies. Now, any infantry commander or the cleanliness of the parade ground for units of all types of reconnaissance of all types and types of troops (except for a small handful of GRU apparatus) is much more important than the information they get.
    The equipment comes in (rather complicated and advanced), but there is no one to work on it, because there are few officers, conscripts cannot be properly trained in a year, and professional contract workers were first fired, but now they cannot recruit. According to Shlyakhturovski, the new look looks like this - technical operators - women who served at interception posts for 15-20 years and determined half of the adversaries by their first exhalation on the air, are replaced by "professionals" drivers who drain gasoline for a loot for a dose / bottle, or sergeants-commanders departments that know how to conduct drill or cleaning of premises. And that's it, the GRU cannot defend any more contract soldiers.
    The result - if not for a few worthy people who work not only for the 400th order and have mastered everything and everything, plus some technical equipment, only a zilch would have remained from the once powerful organization.
    1. Lexeich
      0
      7 November 2011 18: 41
      Well done, Demonzz, he wrote everything right. I completely agree and wrote about the same, a little more and the GRU will not be, our medveputs lead to this !!!

      And the Holiday is not a reason for "bashful" suppression of what is happening. Here, no one belittled the merits of the GRU - the most professional and elite structure. But to clap your hands happily is to behave, well, like a fool at a funeral. You have to beat the NABAT
  11. 0
    7 November 2011 17: 12
    Well, it's a no brainer that in an interview he will speak "from a piece of paper." In my opinion, he commented on the situation normally. What do you want? If he says that everything is fine with us in the GRU, then pi ... dabol! All x ... evo - we already know. There are minuses, there are pluses. If a normal person, he has no reason to rock the boat - they will remove and put a complete puppet! By the way, neither I nor you personally do not know him, it is not worth judging him. Like any military man, he first of all fulfills the order, in addition, the collapse of the GRU, as the head of the structure, does not play into his hands. And in general, friends, look at their "commanders" of a lower rank (military unit, brigades, etc.), they themselves are princelings to their relatives and wives always give orders (400, 115, 1010) and the meaning is to a soldier or officer who adequately fulfills the terms of the contract living in a hostel to voice a voice about injustice? Where will he go ideological? If the commander is Man, then he has order in the unit! Negative will be surprised, but we have such! And in the higher spheres there are other laws of intrigue, set-ups, compromising evidence, zh..olisation. See what is happening in your departments and draw conclusions ...

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