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  "url": "https://lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/17/serbia-emerges-as-main-hub-for-russian-destabilization-operations-in-europe_6751510_4.html",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Intelligence & Espionage",
  "subcategory": "Human Intelligence (HUMINT)",
  "incident_type": "Recruitment of locals",
  "country": "Serbia",
  "source_reliability": "B",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Russia",
    "Serbia",
    "Espionage",
    "russian intelligence operations",
    "Hybrid Warfare",
    "Religious Site Vandalism",
    "France",
    "HUMINT",
    "Destabilization Operations",
    "Mosques",
    "Shoah Memorial",
    "Paris"
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  "where_text": "Land",
  "headline": "Serbia emerges as main hub for Russian destabilization operations in Europe",
  "description": "Three Serbian nationals were convicted at the end of December 2025 by the high court in Smederevo, Serbia, for espionage and racial discrimination related to depositing pig heads in front of nine mosques in the Paris region in September 2025. They were also convicted for throwing green paint on the Shoah Memorial and Parisian synagogues in May 2025. French intelligence attributed these acts to Russia. The convicted men originated from Velika Plana, Serbia, and were recruited and sent to France by a Serb known as 'Hunter,' identified as Aleksandar Savic, reportedly linked to Russian intelligence structures. The men received orders and financial resources from Russian intelligence.",
  "summary_short": "In late 2025, three Serbian nationals were convicted in Serbia for Russian-directed destabilization acts in France, including targeting mosques and Jewish sites in Paris.",
  "summary_extended": "The high court in Smederevo, Serbia, convicted three Serbian men at the end of December 2025 for espionage and racial discrimination linked to operations in France. The men were found guilty of placing pig heads in front of nine mosques in the Paris region in September 2025 and throwing green paint on the Shoah Memorial and several synagogues in May 2025, acts attributed to Russia by French intelligence. The convicted men, from Velika Plana, Serbia, were recruited and financially supported by a man known as 'Hunter,' identified as Aleksandar Savic, linked to Russian intelligence services. Sentences ranged from six to 18 months of house arrest with electronic monitoring, while investigations continue against eight additional suspects. This case highlights Serbia's role as a hub for Russian destabilization operations in Europe.",
  "actor_primary": "Aleksandar Savic",
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  "location_text": "Smederevo; Velika Plana",
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  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "The article describes explicit Russian hostile activities conducted through Serbian nationals targeting religious and memorial sites in France, with convictions confirming links to Russian intelligence.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
  "created_at": "2026-03-26T11:49:00.037Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-04T08:35:32.139Z",
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  "severity_band": "moderate",
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  "attribution_basis": "single_source"
}

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  "id": "ce662226-0fb5-458b-acef-80bbfd693b1f",
  "url": "https://lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/17/serbia-emerges-as-main-hub-for-russian-destabilization-operations-in-europe_6751510_4.html",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Intelligence & Espionage",
  "subcategory": "Human Intelligence (HUMINT)",
  "incident_type": "Recruitment of locals",
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  "source_reliability": "B",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "Russia",
    "Serbia",
    "Espionage",
    "russian intelligence operations",
    "Hybrid Warfare",
    "Religious Site Vandalism",
    "France",
    "HUMINT",
    "Destabilization Operations",
    "Mosques",
    "Shoah Memorial",
    "Paris"
  ],
  "nodes": [
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  "where_text": "Land",
  "headline": "Serbia emerges as main hub for Russian destabilization operations in Europe",
  "description": "Three Serbian nationals were convicted at the end of December 2025 by the high court in Smederevo, Serbia, for espionage and racial discrimination related to depositing pig heads in front of nine mosques in the Paris region in September 2025. They were also convicted for throwing green paint on the Shoah Memorial and Parisian synagogues in May 2025. French intelligence attributed these acts to Russia. The convicted men originated from Velika Plana, Serbia, and were recruited and sent to France by a Serb known as 'Hunter,' identified as Aleksandar Savic, reportedly linked to Russian intelligence structures. The men received orders and financial resources from Russian intelligence.",
  "summary_short": "In late 2025, three Serbian nationals were convicted in Serbia for Russian-directed destabilization acts in France, including targeting mosques and Jewish sites in Paris.",
  "summary_extended": "The high court in Smederevo, Serbia, convicted three Serbian men at the end of December 2025 for espionage and racial discrimination linked to operations in France. The men were found guilty of placing pig heads in front of nine mosques in the Paris region in September 2025 and throwing green paint on the Shoah Memorial and several synagogues in May 2025, acts attributed to Russia by French intelligence. The convicted men, from Velika Plana, Serbia, were recruited and financially supported by a man known as 'Hunter,' identified as Aleksandar Savic, linked to Russian intelligence services. Sentences ranged from six to 18 months of house arrest with electronic monitoring, while investigations continue against eight additional suspects. This case highlights Serbia's role as a hub for Russian destabilization operations in Europe.",
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  "classification_confidence": "High",
  "classification_rationale": "The article describes explicit Russian hostile activities conducted through Serbian nationals targeting religious and memorial sites in France, with convictions confirming links to Russian intelligence.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
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