GRU

Summary

GRU is a military intelligence agency^[1]. GRU draws 1,202 Wikipedia views per month (military_intelligence_agency category, ranking #3 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• GRU is located in Moscow^[3].
• GRU is in the country of Russia^[4].
• GRU's image is recorded as Здания ГРУ.jpg^[5].
• GRU's instance of is recorded as military intelligence agency^[6].
• GRU's instance of is recorded as Q100552547^[7].
• GRU's instance of is recorded as military unit^[8].
• GRU's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of the GRU.svg^[9].
• GRU's logo image is recorded as Emblem of the GRU.svg^[10].
• GRU's follows is recorded as Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)^[11].
• GRU's headquarters location is recorded as Grizodubovoy Street^[12].
• GRU's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136709314^[13].
• GRU's GND ID is recorded as 1323767746^[14].
• GRU's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83201173^[15].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Unit 29155^[16].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Unit 26165^[17].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Fancy Bear^[18].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces^[19].
• GRU's part of is recorded as General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[20].
• GRU's Commons category is recorded as Main Intelligence Directorate^[21].
• GRU's chairperson is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[22].
• +1992-05-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GRU^[23].
• GRU's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.7825, 'lon': 37.52472222222222}^[24].
• GRU's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mvd8^[25].
• GRU's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation^[26].
• GRU's parent organization or unit is recorded as General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[27].

Body

Founding

+1992-05-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GRU^[23].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное управление Генерального штаба Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации'}^[28] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное разведывательное управление'}^[29]. GRU's part of is recorded as General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[20]. GRU's follows is recorded as Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)^[11]. Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ГРУ'}^[30] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GRU'}^[31].

Leadership

GRU's chairperson is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[22]. GRU's director / manager is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[32].

Operations

GRU's headquarters location is recorded as Grizodubovoy Street^[12]. Parent organizations include Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation^[26], a defence ministry^[33], in Russia^[34], founded in 1802^[35], headquartered in Moscow^[36] and General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[27], a military staff^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1763^[39], headquartered in (New) building of the General Staff of Russian armed forces^[40]. Subsidiaries include Unit 29155^[16], an intelligence military unit^[41], in Russia^[42]; Unit 26165^[17], a military unit^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1970^[45], headquartered in Komsomolsky Prospekt^[46]; Fancy Bear^[18], a hacker group^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 2004^[49]; and Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces^[19], a special forces^[50], in Russia^[51], founded in 1950^[52].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for GRU include Gru^[53], a fictional human^[54].

Why It Matters

GRU draws 1,202 Wikipedia views per month (military_intelligence_agency category, ranking #3 of 26).^[2] GRU has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] GRU is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for GRU include Gru^[53], a fictional human^[54].