NYT investigation: How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies

❗️ Russian spies moved to Japan after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, using front companies and diplomatic or business cover to obtain restricted technology, The Japan Times reported. Ukraine estimates Japanese components are present in about 90% of Russian missiles and drones. #Japan

‼️🇯🇵 After Russia's 2022 invasion of 🇺🇦Ukraine, many Russian spies relocated to Japan because of its relatively weak counter-espionage laws and advanced tech industry, - The Japan Times 1/2

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Western officials have warned Japan that relationships like these help G.R.U. officers buy sensitive technology under false pretenses and send it to russia, sometimes using bogus shipping records www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

Japan’s weak espionage laws and flourishing high-tech industry have made it a crucial piece of the Russian war effort. Ninety percent of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components, according to Ukrainian government estimates. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

🇯🇵 The Japan Times: Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, spies reportedly moved to Japan, exploiting weak counterintelligence laws and its tech sector. Front firms allegedly smuggle restricted parts via third countries. Ukraine says 90% of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components.

'How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies' www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w... 🎁

Per #NYT, the postwar security treaty with the United States purposely left intelligence capabilities in #Japan weak, which has now led to a black market in electronic components (TBF they were “old and had not been sold … in years”) to Russia for weapons against the war in #Ukraine. #GiftArticle

NYT names MV Filchenkov, an Aeroflot employee in Tokyo, as a GRU officer belonging to its 20th Directorate. His role in Tokyo is to arrange for Japan tech to be exported to Russia via 3rd countries for use in weapons. Firms Proco Air & R-Pharm also allegedly involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies "... The New York Times began piecing together how the 20th Directorate operates and the crucial role the Tokyo station plays in supporting the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging on Ukraine." www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...

@secretsandspies.bsky.social Hi! This sounds like a story for you guys: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

Allowing exports of key technology to aid the Russian war against Ukraine is inconsistent with Japan's constitution and humanitarian disaster. The Japanese government must act! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/w...

🎁 NYT reports Japanese companies have been selling circuit boards, semiconductors and transmitters to Russia which have been used in their war on Ukraine in military equipment. Ukraine has notified Japanese officials numerous times.

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