GRU

Summary

GRU is a military intelligence agency^[1]. GRU draws 971 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 instance of is recorded as military intelligence agency^[5].
• GRU's instance of is recorded as Q100552547^[6].
• GRU's instance of is recorded as military unit^[7].
• GRU followed Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)^[8].
• GRU's headquarters location is recorded as Grizodubovoy Street^[9].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Unit 29155^[10].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Unit 26165^[11].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Fancy Bear^[12].
• GRU's child organization or unit is recorded as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces^[13].
• GRU is part of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[14].
• GRU's Commons category is recorded as Main Intelligence Directorate^[15].
• GRU's chairperson is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[16].
• May 7, 1992 marks the founding of GRU^[17].
• GRU's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.7825, 'lon': 37.52472222222222}^[18].
• GRU's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation^[19].
• GRU's parent organization or unit is recorded as General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[20].
• GRU's official website is recorded as http://structure.mil.ru/structure/ministry_of_defence/details.htm?id=9711@egOrganization^[21].
• GRU's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GRU^[22].
• GRU's director / manager is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[23].
• GRU's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}^[24].
• GRU's replaces is recorded as Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)^[25].
• GRU's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное управление Генерального штаба Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации'}^[26].
• GRU's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное разведывательное управление'}^[27].

Body

Founding

May 7, 1992 marks the founding of GRU^[17].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное управление Генерального штаба Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации'}^[26] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главное разведывательное управление'}^[27]. GRU is part of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[14]. GRU followed Main Intelligence Directorate (Soviet Union)^[8]. Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ГРУ'}^[28] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GRU'}^[29].

Leadership

GRU's chairperson is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[16]. GRU's director / manager is recorded as Igor Kostyukov^[23].

Operations

GRU's headquarters location is recorded as Grizodubovoy Street^[9]. Parent organizations include Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation^[19], a defence ministry^[30], in Russia^[31], founded in 1802^[32], headquartered in Moscow^[33] and General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation^[20], a military staff^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1763^[36], headquartered in (New) building of the General Staff of Russian armed forces^[37]. Subsidiaries include Unit 29155^[10], an intelligence military unit^[38], in Russia^[39]; Unit 26165^[11], a military unit^[40], in Russia^[41], founded in 1970^[42], headquartered in Komsomolsky Prospekt^[43]; Fancy Bear^[12], a hacker group^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 2004^[46]; and Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces^[13], a special forces^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 1950^[49].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for GRU include Gru^[50], a fictional human^[51].

Why It Matters

GRU draws 971 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.^[52] GRU is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for GRU include Gru^[50], a fictional human^[51].