A Nato unit dedicated to combating the growing threat from Russia’s hybrid warfare is working with British security services to investigate a string of suspected sabotage attacks on UK soil, The i Paper can reveal.
Russia has increased these “grey zone” assaults against Nato members following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
They are conducted in co-ordination with other events, cyber campaigns for example, to portray a nation or government as weak.”.
The Nato unit forms part of the alliance’s innovation, hybrid and cyber division, headed by Nato deputy secretary James Appathurai.
The Nato division is working alongside member states, including the UK, to build resilience to these methods.
“We are also looking at what if we get a hybrid attack that leads to a mass casualty event,” the Nato source said.
A Russian intelligence unit, once part of the notorious Wagner Group, sits at the heart of this recruitment drive. »