Molfar analysts received information about employees of the Russian GRU from their network of informants in the Russian Federation and recently released their private data. In the leak are are names, dates of birth, passport data, home addresses and cars regisered to the individuals.
With the help of this data we can build a profile of the average spy working for Russia's notorious foreign intelligence directorate accused of meddling in the US election process and responsible for preparing and conducintg illegal armed invasions of countries, most recently Ukraine.
The leak identifies 900 GRU officers from different regions and walks of life and provides a snapshot of the people working for the GRU. To profile our average GRU agent, we'll look at:
- Name
- Age
- Car owned
- Lkely salary (based on most popular car)
What is your name, Как вас зовут?
If you work in the GRU, your first name is likely Kuznetsov and your last name, Alexandrovich. In the table below are the top three names in the GRU. Pick one that suits you and you'll be sure to raise no suspicion!
| Rank | First Name | Last Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandrovich | Kuznetsov |
| 2 | Vladimirovich | Smirnov |
| 3 | Sergeevich | Marchenko |
How old are you, Сколько тебе лет?
The average age in the GRU is 38 and, as a GRU officer, you're likely between 30-50 years old.
One of the perks of working as an intelligence officer in Russia is that you retire early, usually before 50.
Shockingly there are two instances of minors working for the GRU.
Sofya and Ivan were born in 2009 and are 15. Unfortunately, we don't know much more about them.
- Davydovskaya Sofya, 05-01 2009
- Soldatov Ivan Alekseevich, 18-03-2009
What is your "bond" car?
While James Bond loves his Aston Martin, our GRU officers prefer KIA, Toyota, and Nissan. There were no luxury cars among the 44 car brands identified in the data leak.
KIA is the most popular brand and the most common car is a seven year old KIA Rio 2017.
If KIA isn't your style, then, the following models from the top three brands could be more to your liking:
| ID | Car | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | KIA RIO | 2016 |
| 13 | KIA RIO | 2017 |
| 27 | NISSAN MAXIM | 1996 |
| 31 | NISSAN QASHQAI | 2011 |
| 43 | TOYOTA AVENSIS | 2008 |
| 45 | TOYOTA CAMRY | 2002 |
| 49 | TOYOTA CAMRY | 2011 |
| 52 | TOYOTA CAMRY | 2016 |
| 57 | TOYOTA COROLLA | 2008 |
| 61 | TOYOTA HIGHLANDER | 2014 |
| 70 | TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID | 2008 |
Where do you work?
Military Unit 40273 is the most frequent military unit in the data leak, however, the leak is patchy so it's hard to generalise where GRU officers work. I've listed the names of GRU officers and the unit they belong to.
| Name | Unit |
|---|---|
| Marchenko Andrey Yuryevich | Institute of Russian Computational Mathematics Academy of Sciences |
| Dutov Sergey Yuryevich | AK Bank Bin |
| Zhiganova Svetlana Igorevna | AKB EUROMET |
| Verkholin Anton Borisovich | ANBO "Ekilibr - Solidarity" |
| Kozlov Stanislav Vladimirovich | Administration of the President of the Russian Federation |
| Kuzmina Marina Anatolyevna | All-Russian Correspondence Financial and Economic Institute |
| Stupakova Anna Sergeevna | CPAL of Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation |
| Soboleva Ekaterina Evgenievna | Children's City Polyclinic No. 76, Moscow |
| Ilyinykh Konstantin Sergeevich | Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Dorofeeva Elena Yuryevna | Department of Culture of the Bogorodsk Urban District Administration. District House of Culture. |
| Kruglov Sergey Valerievich | European group "Evro" |
| Kutko Olga Valerievna | Federal Research Center "Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics" of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Zaikina Tatyana Valerievna | Federal State Institution of Small Cossack Regiment of the Military Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation |
| Grosul Maxim Valerievich | Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Rosoboronexport" |
| Stupakova Olga Sergeevna | GTP Mosokhlebtrans |
| Bykova Anna Andreevna | Housing and Facilities Maintenance Complex at Military Unit No. 22177 |
| Moskalenko Alexandra Yuryevna | IP |
| Borodin Leonid Olegovich | Internal Affairs Directorate of the Northern Administrative District of Moscow |
| Govorkov Denis Mikhailovich | JSC Moscow-McDonald's |
| Makeeva Irina Valerievna | Joint Stock Company Trading Center DA |
| Bredikhina Marina Mikhailovna | Joint-Stock Company "Agency for Mortgage Housing Lending" |
| Filippov Mikhail Yuryevich | KB Aresbank |
| Fedorova Marina Aleksandrovna | Kindergarten No. 151 |
| Mukovos Victoria Egorovna | LDC of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in peacetime |
| Klimkovich Oleg Igorevich | LLC "Baroko" |
| Chulkova Natalya Sergeevna | LLC Arbat and Ko |
| Ulyanova Elena Viktorovna | LLC Avelini |
| Stepanova Natalya Valerievna | LLC Cepter internacional |
| Chekashkina Margarita Vitalievna | LLC Flora Land |
| Chernyshev Alexey Vladimirovich | LLC Formtreid |
| Yasyrkina Ksenia Alexandrovna | LLC Fugu |
| Chernysheva Julia Vladimirovna | LLC Group RENAISSANCE Insurance |
| Ryabichev Alexey Alekseevich | LLC NPK Novator |
| Spizharnyi Alexey Dmitrievich | LLC Sestrina Kalita |
| Fedoseev Alexey Konstantinovich | LLC Simens |
| Soldatova Valentina Nikolaevna | LLC Vincroft |
| Havronina Olga Viktorovna | LLC Olimpsitistroi |
| Vasilenko Olga Sergeevna | Limited Liability Company "Biznestechnoprim" |
| Varakin Ivan Yuryevich | Limited Liability Company "Imperial" |
| Rostetskaya Olga Igorevna | Limited Liability Company "Kotex-Torg" |
| Zvezdochkina Galina Vladimirovna | Limited Liability Company "Resurs-2000" |
| Melenevskaya Julia Vladimirovna | Limited Liability Company "Spin" |
| Borscheva Olga Egorovna | Limited Liability Company "Svyaztekhnoinform" |
| Manyukhin Alexey Alexandrovich | Limited Liability Company "Vim-Avia" Airline |
| Nevelaeva Alina Olegovna | Limited Liability Company Alten |
| Sokolov Pavel Andreevich | Limited Liability Company Ergonomik computer |
| Maslov Vladimir Sergeevich | Limited Liability Company OSTL |
| Averin Valery Vladimirovich | Limited Liability Company Orgmarket |
| Makarova Yanina Vyacheslavovna | Limited Liability Company Scientific Production Association Antaris-TP |
| Tolstobrov Andrey Vladimirovich | MSOO Rus Edinaja |
| Kondrashtina Ekaterina Viktorovna | Military Academy |
| Uprugov Vladimir Alexandrovich | Military Academy |
| Karasev Roman Sergeevich | Military unit 11135 |
| Batov Dmitry Alexandrovich | Military unit 30202 |
| Linkko Tatyana Sergeevna | Military unit 40273 |
| Khikheev Alexey Alexandrovich | Military unit 40273 |