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March 14, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Veterans of Belarus\u2019 Alfa counter-terror unit of the Committee for State Security (KGB) are serving at top positions with Russia\u2019s Tsentr 795 secret unit involved in political assassinations abroad, The Insider<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Siarhiej Radkievi\u010d heads its intelligence unite, Colonel D\u017amitryj Drazdo\u016d serves as chief of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both have background with JSC Kalashnikov, Russia\u2019s manufacturer of rifles and guided rockets.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both are veterans of Belarus\u2019 elite unit Alfa, according to Cyberpartizans. The Insider<\/em> notes that Tsentr 795 recruits foreigners hoping that it would be more difficult for foreign intelligence services and investigators to identify them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsentr 795 employs about 500 officers serving in its intelligence, assault and supply units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsentr 795 is responsible for a number of assassination attempts and subversive operations, which are under investigation, including a failed attempt on Chechnya\u2019s exiled politician Akhmed Zakayev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 14, Pozirk. Veterans of Belarus\u2019 Alfa counter-terror unit of the Committee for State Security (KGB) are serving at top positions with Russia\u2019s Tsentr 795 secret unit involved in political assassinations abroad, The Insider reported. Major Siarhiej Radkievi\u010d heads its intelligence unite, Colonel D\u017amitryj Drazdo\u016d serves as chief of staff. Both have background with JSC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":179344,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-179359","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarus\u2019 KGB veterans serving at top positions at Russia\u2019s Tsentr 795 involved in political assassinations abroad | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 14, Pozirk. 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