VLADIMIR PUTIN has given the go-ahead for up to 50 sleeper agents in Britain to prepare attacks against the UK as tensions over Russia's war in Ukraine intensify, it has been claimed.
By PAUL WITHERS, JON KING, EMMA CRABTREE
02:24, Mon, Jun 20, 2022 | UPDATED: 02:27, Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Ukraine LIVE: Putin could be preparing up to 50 'sleeper agents' in Britain to prepare attacks (Image: GETTY)
MI5 fear the Russian
President has ordered the undercover agents to be ready to launch cyber
attacks. Intelligence bosses are also worried agents could try to steal
military information and target Ukrainian activists and Russian dissidents. A
senior intelligence iunsider told the Mirror: "We have to assume Russia is
now active at all levels of British society. They scoop up all forms of
intelligence and pass it back to the Kremlin through handlers.
"This could be anything from
what sort of weaponry is being sent to the Ukraine – and how much of it – to
the sexual antics of the country’s political and military leaders."
Former military intelligence
officer Lt Col Philip Ingram said: “It is impossible to accurately assess how
many Russian agents there are in the UK.
"Of course there are
different types – declared intelligence officers known as part of Russian
diplomatic missions, and those operating under cover trying to recruit agents
and then sleeper agents in all aspects of society.
"Given our support for
Ukraine, Russian intelligence will be focused heavily on operations inside the
UK and could also include recruiting agents inside political establishments,
defence and industry."
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