Russian hypersonic weapon files leaked to West, intel agents seek mole – report

July 21, 2018 in News by Ken

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source: www.rt.com

Dozens of employees in the Russian missile industry came under intense scrutiny after the FSB reportedly conducted an all-out search for a mole who leaked top secret files on the newest hypersonic weapons to Western intelligence.

The FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, believes classified information on top-notch hypersonic projectiles was leaked out of two major research and development centers based in and outside of Moscow. Citing its own intelligence sources, Kommersant newspaper broke the news that an employee with top secret clearance allegedly leaked the data

Early Friday morning, FSB operatives searched the quarters of TSNIIMASH (the Central Research Institute of Machine Building) and the United Rocket and Space Corporation (URSC), both part of Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, which was involved in the development of hypersonic projects.

The newspaper reported that all of this comes as part of a recent investigation into the leaking of secret files to foreign intelligence services.

The FSB specifically targeted the head of the URSC’s research facility, Dmitry Paison, and conducted a separate search in his office.

A source familiar with the FSB investigation told Kommersant that “it was established that the leak came from TSNIIMASH employees who were in touch with Paison.” He described the inquiry as “unprecedented,” saying one should not expect the agency to be soft on the perpetrator.

Read the rest of the story here: www.rt.com