Circling the Lion's Den

Year

Exposes

Failures

Scandals

Reforms/appointments

Operations

2010 

Romanian spy Gabriel Grecu, who worked in Moscow under diplomatic cover, exposed

Amateur cartographer Sipachev convicted on charges of handing over maps to the US military intelligence

The terrorist attack on the Baksan hydroelectric station

Russian intelligence agent exposed in the Czech Republic

The spy ring of SVR illegals exposed in the US

Bombing in Stavropol

Dual suicide bombings in the Moscow subway

FSB officers detained in Ukraine on charges of espionage

FSB Director accused "some political forces" in supporting terrorists

Medvedev signed a law which allow the FSB to issue warnings to individuals whose actions are deemed to be creating the conditions for crime

Amir Magas captured by the FSB in Ingushetia

Kabardian Insurgent Leader Anzor Astemirov killed

Said Buryatsky eliminated

2009 

FSB officers briefly expelled from Crimea, Ukraine

New bomb attack against Nevsky Express train

Interior Ministry HQ in Nazran bombed

Russian spies exposed in Romania

Natalia Estemirova murdered

Sex tape used to smear american diplomat

Senior British diplomat resigned after being filmed in a sexual encounter with two women thought to be prostitutes

Russia refused to review national anti-terrorism laws affecting freedom of speech

Ministry of Communications granted the FSB access to postal items without the court decision

Medvedev sacked military intelligence chief

Russia ended anti-terrorism operation in Chechnya

Counter-extremism campaign intensified

2008 

Nine Georgian spies are arrested

The officer of the UFSIN convicted of espionage

In Estonia, the Defense Ministry official Herman Simm exposed for spying for Russia

Suicide bombings in Vladikavkaz

Counter Organized Crime Unit's Head Shot dead in the North Ossetia

Counter Organized Crime Unit's Head killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

Trial for the murder of Anna Politkovskaya

FSB agent infiltrated into Kasparov organization, fled to Denmark

The book with the defector Tretyakov's memoirs published in the US

Officer of the Russia's Embassy in Latvia declared persona non grata

Official at the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan accused in spying for Russia

The defendants in the crimes against the state denied a jury trial

Communications providers are obliged to provide remotely access to the secret services

The war in the South Ossetia

The hostilities in Abkhazia

2007 

Valentin Shabaturov, an FSB colonel, sentenced to 12 years for espionage

Arsentiev, a former employee of the Research Institute of the Russian Defense Ministry, sentenced to 9 years for espionage

Adviser to the Ministry of Defense of Norway declared persona non grata

A bus bombed in Nevinnomyssk

A bus bombed in North Ossetia

An explosion on a bus in Tolyatti

The security crisis in Ingushetia expanded

The train "Nevsky Express" is targeted by terrorists

The Polish ambassador in Austria recalled because of suspicions of working for Russian intelligence

German counterintelligence: Russian intelligence got interested in German politicians

In Britain, the former military suspected of spying for Russia

The Russian intelligence agent arrested in Spain

The Russian official detained in Austria for espionage

The sources in Washington: Russia’s covert foreign intelligence operations against America have reached cold war levels under President Vladimir Putin

An army group in the North Caucasus is formed

Mikhail Fradkov is appointed as Foreign Intelligence (SVR) director

The Public Council at the FSB is established

Putin has pledged to increase the funding for the FSB, and asked to work on elections

Patrushev: foreign intelligence shows interest in the elections

In Moscow prevented a terrorist attack on Victory Day (May 9th)

Abdul Ganishev is assassinated in Grozny

The FSB carried out the special operation in Kyrgyzstan

2006 

Andrei Dumenko found guilty for spying for Germany

An officer of the UFSIN is arrested for espionage for Lithuania

For spying for the British intelligence officer convicted Skripal

FSB accused the group of British diplomats of spying and funding of NGOs

Explosion at Cherkizovsky market

The Foreign intelligence agent is arrested in Canada

Officials of the Russian embassy in Iraq kidnapped and killed

The deputy interior minister of Ingushetia is bombed

A Russian scientist arrested for spying in Sweden

Litvinenko poisoned

In Nigeria, the Russian citizen accused of spying

Anna Politkovskaya is killed

Russian officers arrested in Georgia on spying charges

FSB versus Novosibirsk scientist Oleg Korobeinichev

G8 has joined the fight against terrorism

Defense HUMINT is directly subordinated to the GRU, abolishing the Intelligence of the Armed Forces

The special services are entitled to the elimination of foreign

A National Anti-Terrorism Committee

A law "On Combating Terrorism" adopted

Shamil Basayev killed

Abdul-Halim Sadulayev assassinated

Hostilities in the village Tukuy-Mekteb in Stavropol

2005

 

 

 

 

Toshiba employee is accused of espionage for Russia

The terrorist attack on Nalchik

 

The second volume of "Mitrokhin's archives" is published

The MI5 report on growth of the Russian espionage in the UK

Scientist Oscar Kajbyshev was accused of disclosure of state secret

The President has brought the bill "About parliamentary investigation"

Vladimir Putin has called to strike preventive blows on terrorists

Special action in a village "Borozdinovskaja": 11 victims

Aslan Maskhadov Is killed

 

2004

The military attache of Lithuania sent from Moscow

 

The capture of hostages in Beslan

Explosion in Moscow near Rigskaya underground station in Moscow

Two passenger aircraft crash within minutes of each other after take-off from Moscow

The attack by insurgents in Ingushetia

Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov killed in a bomb blast in Grozny

Explosion rips through a subway car in the Moscow metro

In Qatar on charge in Yandarbiev's murder employees of the Russian special services Are arrested

Act of terrorism in the market of Samara

Slovakia sends the Russian diplomat

Ahmad Kadyrov is blown up

The next Russian diplomat is turned out from Latvia

Estonia has sent two Russian diplomats

Dispatch of three Russian diplomats from Lithuania

Explosion in the Moscow underground

Sutjagin has received 15 years

The third visit of the FSB to "Version"

 

Reform FSO began: last splinters of Federal agency for government communication and information are destroyed

Reforms of the FSB begins

Amendments to laws "On FSB " and "On Foreing Intelligence "

 

Arjan Erkel is free 

 

2003

Intelligence officer Alexander Zaporozhsky is accused of espionage to the USA

Explosion at hotel " Iaoeiiaeu "

Act of terrorism in Essentukah: the electric train Is blown up

On charge in espionage for the benefit of Russia three officers of army investigation of Serbia are arrested.

Undermining military hospital in Mozdoke

Act of terrorism on 1-st Tver - JAmskoj

Explosions on tushinskom air station

In Baku for espionage three are condemned for military investigation of Russia.

Trepashkin against the FSB

Documents SVR are found out in Bagdad

The order and instruction FSNP on a lie detector and about creation of " an atmosphere of intolerance "

 

Are abolished FSNP and Federal agency for government communication and information, FPS it is transferred to the FSB

 

2002

For espionage military scout Sypachev was condemned for CIA

The third secretary of Embassy of the USA is caught on recruitment of the scientist

Sweden sends two diplomats of the Russian Federation for espionage

In Britain it is arrested JAn Parr, accused in work on the Russian investigation

Japanese have missed the Russian spy

FSB against the Perm newspaper "Star"

FSB against newspaper "Versiya"

Dispatch of Catholic priests

Kalugin condemned for 15 years

Litvinenko distances 3,5 years conditionally

Berezovsky has presented proofs against the FSB

 

Capture more than 700 hostages on show "Northeast" in Moscow and the subsequent storm

2001

FSB: turkish special services are involved in capture of the plane That - 154

On Stavropole have caught two turkish spies

For espionage Victor Kaljadin Is condemned

Capture by terrorists of the bus on Stavropole

In the Finnish army the Russian agent Is found out

Explosions in Minvody, Essentukah and Cherkessk

In Sweden it is arrested suspected in espionage to the Russian Federation

The employee of FBI Hanssen is accused of espionage to Russia

Explosion on "Belarus"

The first secretary of representation of the Russian Federation at the United Nations has remained in the USA

Pasko it is condemned

Explosion That - 154 above Black sea

Urezaetsja the budget of the FSB

Fragments of book Litvinenko " FSB are published blows up Russia "

The American teacher have turned out from Omsk

At Russia did not remain satellites-spies in an orbit

The Israeli general - the agent Russian shpionki

Capture of the Istanbul hotel by Chechens

The scientist from Krasnoyarsk Danilov is accused of espionage

The FSB against Limonov

Germany has joined in search of Russian spies

Whom Russia sends in the answer

The Russian diplomats send from the USA

The diplomat has run across to Canada

The Russian diplomats in Bulgaria are accused of espionage

Financial investigation Is created

Because of talibs have recollected satellites-spies

Is solved to create Federal service of investigations

Rearrangements silovikov

Reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

The management of operation in the Chechen Republic is transferred to director of the FSB

The right to authorize searches and arrests could remain only with court

It is killed Arbi Baraev

In The FSB have undertaken informers

Undermining the Volga dam Is prevented

 

2000

Air Force Lieutenant colonel Avramenko stand convicted of high treason

"Student" from Lithuania trying to break the computer network of FSB

American spy Edmond Pope’ s case

Captain of the Baltic fleet Sergey Velichko court who was spying at Swedish special services

An English-Estonian spy

A Russian spy was arrested in Japan

Two Russian diplomatists were expelled from Estonia for the spying

New blast in Moscow, Pushkin square

Expel of Russian diplomatists from Poland

Ex-colonel of USA Trofimoff’s arrest on a charge of work at the Soviet intelligence

Former chief of Chechnya  Administration Apti Batalov is closed in conspirational FSB flat

Issue of Mitrokhin archives exported by English intelligence

Bruits on creation of super special service

Scandal around FSB autumn training in Ryazan

Capture of "Radio Svoboda" journalist Babitsky in Chechnya

New deputies in FSB

SVR director - Sergeyev

Rights of tax police expansion - more criminal clauses, right at the own SORM

Discharge of Moscow leaders of force departments

Russian scout aircrafts “disclosed” “Kitty-Hawk”

Attempt on Putin’s life, FSO and race at special highways

Party of the forces RPP "Soyuz" is created, the former officers of MO, FSB, MVD will comprise it

FSB versus English organization Halo-Trust re-mining Chechnya

Attempt at Tuleyev’s life is prevented

War with oligarchs: "Most-Media" and further with the following stops

Capture of Chechenian field leaders

1999

FSB versus ecologists (Sutyagin and Handler)

Capture of USA Embassy officer Cherry Libernight

Next Estonian spies are captured by FSB

 

Blasts in Moscow, in their organization are suspected the Russian special services

Capture of USA Naval forces sergeant King

Diplomat Gusev is charged of a spying at USA

FSB versus professor Soyfer

FSB and Left radicals: they are charged of an organization of blasts at counter-intelligence anteroom

FSB director - Patrushev

New departments in FSB

New Gostekhkomissiya chief - Grigorov

Recreation of commission on military and industrial points

Sovbez secretary - Ivanov

FSNP director - Soltaganov

FAPSI director - Matyukhin

Sovbez secretary - Putin

FSNP versus "Premier SV" - Lisovsky, Grigoriyev and Ghechkov

 

1998

Estonian spy Ville Sonn is captured in Pskov by FSB

MID officer Moiseyev and Korean agent are captured for spying at South Korea

Court at GRU officers sold the satellite photos to MOSSAD

Expel of Russian diplomatists from Norway

Expel of Russian diplomatists from Finland

Court in USA for the spying at USSR by ANB officer Boon

Berezovsky and URPO

SORM-2

Recreated the board of constitutional security FSB

Change of FAPSI director

FSB director - Putin

Sovbez secretary - Bordyugha

Sovbez secretary - Kokoshin

Gostekhkomissiya chief - former chairman of General Staff Kolesnikov

 

1997

Arrest of the  American - Bliss - in Rostov on a charge of the spying

"Initiative person" - RVSN officer Dudnik

Intelligence agent by Zimbabwe   - Aeroflot representative is convicted

Court at CIA agent Makarov

English agent Sentsov is convicted at 10 years

Court at Gendler in Israel for the spying at the USSR

FSB versus Pasko

GRY chief - Korabelnikov

URPO is created at FSB

Federal protective service (FSO) establishment

 

1996

Arrest of MID officer Platon Obukhov on a charge of the spying at Great Britain and excel of four English diplomats

Arrest of FBI Earl Pits for the spying at Russia

Disclosure of ANB officer Stephen Lipka

Excel of diplomatist Dushak from Switzerland

CIA officer Nicholson arrest

Diplomat Andreyev excel from Estonia

FSB versus Nikitin and "Belluna"

Case by FAPSI general Monastyretsky charged in corruption

Arrest of the former external intelligence agent Galkin in USA

GUSP creation

Department of tax police is renamed into FSNP

FSB director - Kovalev

Discharge of Barsukov and Korghakov

Security Council secretary - Rybkin

Security Council secreatary - Lebed

SVR director - Trubnikov

Xerox-box

 

Kizlyar - Pervomayskoye: Raduyev raid

 

GRU removes Chechnya President - Dudayev

1995

 

 

 

FSB director - Barsukov

Anti terrorist enter is created at FSB

Budennovsk: Basayev raid

1994

 

Aims’ case

 

 

Face to the snow

1993

 

 

 

Creation of tax police department

Sovbez secretary - Lobov

Sovbez secretary - Shaposhnikov

Bely Dom (White House) is taken by storm

1992

 

 

 

Skokov - First Sovbez secretary

Sovbez creation

Gostekhkomissiya creation

GUO chief - Barsukov

GRU chief - Ladygin

Creation of GUO

 

1991

Five diplomats are excelled from Norway including KGB resident

Escape of GRU colonel Lunyov

 

SVR director - Primakov

FAPSI creation

Committee of governmental communication formation

 

1990