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Russian spies in civvies in Norway are well known for driving Toyota SUVs with Russian license plates, according to Norwegian security services. They also arrive by Russian fishing boats ha.
The US has shared visuals of the Russian forces in Norway with the Norwegian government that have been taken by the high altitude U-2S Dragon Lady intelligence aircraft among other US and Nato intelligence assets.
A Bing translation of the lengthy and detailed piece in the Norwegian newspaper Aldrimer No....
According to Aldrimer, important parts of the intelligence that have uncovered the insertion of Russian special forces and paramilitary personnel on Norwegian soil are collected by US reconnaissance aircraft of the U-2S "Dragon Lady" and RC-135V "Rivet Joint".
UPGRADED USAF SENSOR PLATFORMS:
US reconnaissance aircraft have been upgrading and modernized many of their sensor packages in recent months, i.e. technical systems for monitoring and obtaining a single direction. This applies, inter alia, the U-2S (pictured), which flys by the US Air Force on assignment for the CIA. Here is a U-2S about to land at the RAF base in Fairford, UK 9 June 2015. Photo: JARAD A. DENTON/U.S. AIR FORCE
A significant part of Russia's intelligence activities aimed at Norway is carried out by Russian intelligence personnel under diplomatic cover at the Russian Embassy in Oslo. But intelligence personnel are also sent into Norway for shorter or longer periods of time. The latter is especially true in northern Norway, where the main responsibility for Russian intelligence efforts aimed at Norway is sorted under the FSB in Murmansk, while the responsibility for regular retrieval from Trøndelag and South sorts under the FSB-resident of the Russian Embassy in Oslo.
It is well known that the Russian personnel have a penchant for driving SUV's of the brand Toyota. This is especially true for personnel who come across the border with their own car. "Often these are not so careful to hide who they are and drive cars with Russian registration plates," informs a HV officer. Other times, rental cars from other Nordic countries are used.
Russiske spesialstyrker pa norsk jord ‹ aldrimer.no
Reminds me of the one about American, Chinese and Russian intelligence operatives who show up at a popular beach to assess an amphibious landing. The CIA guys show up in suits with blue ties, shoes, shades, ear piece with cord. The Chinese show up in t-shirts and jeans talking into their cell phones and each carries off one grain of sand. The Russians show up with dozens of heavy equipment and start moving earth and digging.