Russian intelligence apparatus has dramatically shifted toward high-risk, aggressive espionage operations within Europe, focused specifically on industrial theft to keep its strained wartime economy afloat and secure Western defense secrets, Associated Press reported. Targeting advanced fighter jets and dual-use tech According to Christoffer Wedelin, Deputy Head of Operations at the Swedish Security Service (Säpo), Russian agents operating abroad demonstrate an exact, highly calculated understanding of what their military-industrial complex requires to sustain its frontlines.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “They really know what they need,” Wedelin said that Moscow is pouring serious effort into securing advanced machine tools, high-end factory equipment, and dual-use technological research. In Sweden, the primary target of Russian intelligence collection is the domestic defense sector, with a specific focus on cutting-edge research surrounding advanced national weaponry, including the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet. Additionally, operatives are hunting for civilian-developed camera and laser technologies that can be repurposed and integrated into Russian navigation and guidance systems. Juha Martelius, Director of Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), expanded on the technological vacuum Moscow is attempting to fill, explaining that Russia is trying to steal advanced research to keep pace with – or gain a future edge against – the West.