SMERSH is a portmanteau of the Russian for "death to spies," or "smert shpionam." It was announced in 1943 as a move to target Nazi spy rings, ...

SMERSH, an acronym for the Russian words "death to spies"—"smert" meaning death and "shpionam" meaning spies—was the name of an organization formed by Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

Aksyonov’s proposal was implemented on December 4 2023, when Lt Gen Andrei Gurulev, from the Russian Duma’s committee on defence, announced the revival of Smersh in the “new territories” – that is, in ...

A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a“crime”, in a video posted on January 2 .He had been appr Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

Russia Revives Soviet-Era Spy Hunting Squads In Ukraine: Report SMERSH was created by the 1940s by Joseph Stalin. It is an acronym of Russian words that mean "death to spies".

Russian politicians and bloggers say an official Smersh-style group is already active in Russian-occupied areas of eastern Ukraine and could already have been expanded to Russia proper.

June 4, 2023: Because of the disastrous performance of the Russian military and intelligence agencies in Ukraine, many prominent Russians in the military and intelligence agencies are calling for ...

Bond spends more time grappling with SMERSH, a fictional Russian agency. Remember when Flemming was writing. Casino Royale was first published in 1953.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) ... It was SMERSH operatives who discovered Adolf Hitler's remains after he committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin in 1945 as the Red Army drew closer.

June 4, 2023: Because of the disastrous performance of the Russian military and intelligence agencies in Ukraine, many prominent Russians in the military and intelligence agencies are calling for ...

A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a“crime”, in a video posted on January 2 . He had been apprehended aft Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...