GRU

or G.R.U.

1. (in the Soviet Union) the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff, a military intelligence organization founded in 1920 and functioning as a complement to the KGB.

GRU

abbreviation for

1. (formerly) the Soviet military intelligence service; the military counterpart of the KGB

Word History and Origins

Origin of GRU¹

< Russian, for Glávnoe razvédyvatel'noe upravlénie

Word History and Origins

Origin of GRU¹

from Russian Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye Main Intelligence Directorate

Example Sentences

Western security officials have told US media they believe the fires were part of an orchestrated campaign by Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU.

From BBC

That same year, as presidential candidate Donald Trump loudly asked, “Russia, if you’re listening ...” and Trump’s operative Roger Stone was receiving the Clinton campaign’s stolen emails from the Russian GRU via WikiLeaks, my friend emphatically denied that Russia was interfering in a U.S. election — or, at least, if there was interference, not that there was, it made no difference in the outcome.

From Salon

Mr O’Connor said the fact that Mr Skripal was a former senior GRU officer living in the UK “arguably placed him at some risk”.

From BBC

All three men are thought to be members of the GRU, the Russian intelligence agency.

From BBC

The official charge sheet accuses Mr González of espionage - namely, providing intelligence, spreading disinformation and “conducting operational reconnaissance” for Russian military intelligence, the GRU.

From BBC