The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Russian: Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, romanized: Sluzhba Vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii, IPA: [ˈsluʐbə ˈvnʲɛʂnʲɪj rɐˈzvʲɛtkʲɪ] is the civilian foreign intelligence agency of Russia.

As Russia’s primary civilian foreign intelligence agency, the SVR is tasked with collecting the full spectrum of political, economic, and scientific intelligence. The SVR operates both official and unofficial intelligence operations.

The Foreign Intelligence Service is part of the national-security system and is called upon to protect individuals, society and the state from foreign threats. The President of the Russian Federation oversees the activity of the Foreign Intelligence Service.

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation or SVR RF (Russian: СВР РФ) is Russia's external intelligence agency. It is mainly concerned with civilian affairs. The SVR RF succeeded the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in December 1991. [1] The SVR has its headquarters in Moscow.

The Foreign Intelligence Service consists of several special state agencies – foreign intelligence bodies of the Russian Federation – and is a vital part of Russia's security system aimed at protecting the individual, society and the state from external threats by using the means and resources stipulated in this Federal Law.

Dec 28, 2022 · Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is the current incarnation of one of the world’s oldest espionage agencies, known for decades as the KGB.

Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), an agency concerned with collection of intelligence outside the CIS; reports directly to the President of Russia.

Russia-CIS: Does the West's Position Need Modification? - Foreign Intelligence Service - September 1994. A profile of Russian and Soviet intelligence agencies.

Oct 13, 2024 · The Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia (SVR) maintains a complex web of international cooperation with various foreign intelligence agencies. These relationships, often kept under wraps,...

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Russian: Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, romanized: Sluzhba Vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii, IPA: [ˈsluʐbə ˈvnʲɛʂnʲɪj rɐˈzvʲɛtkʲɪ] is the civilian foreign intelligence agency of Russia.