Signal
Submitted
Feb 26, 2026, 21:57 UTC
Sixty Russian agents from Prigozhin’s global influence network were identified and the network taken over by a foreign intelligence service, marking a major counterintelligence success.
On February 20, 2026, Forbidden Stories published a detailed investigation revealing that sixty Russian agents associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin's influence network were identified and taken over by a foreign intelligence service. The network, which spans multiple countries and continents, engages in propaganda, clandestine operations, and intelligence activities. This takeover signifies a major disruption of Prigozhin’s global influence campaigns and signals intelligence efforts. The report includes maps pinpointing the geographic spread of the agents, organizational diagrams, and identifies key figures involved in the network. The foreign intelligence service's control over this network represents a significant counterintelligence achievement undermining Russian hybrid warfare operations.
Confidence: High
The event clearly describes hostile Russian influence operations via Prigozhin’s agents and the defensive counterintelligence action by the foreign intelligence service that took over the network.
Source URL
https://forbiddenstories.org/russian-agents-prigozhins-influence-network-taken-over-by-the-intelligence-service
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Feb 20, 2026, 14:53 UTC
Event time confidence
exact
Location
Russian Federation
Primary actor
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Country
Russian Federation
Tags
Russian agents, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Influence network, Foreign intelligence service, Counterintelligence, Hybrid warfare, Propaganda, Espionage
Nodes
Node 2: 5th Column
Signal
Submitted
Feb 26, 2026, 21:57 UTC
Sixty Russian agents from Prigozhin’s global influence network were identified and the network taken over by a foreign intelligence service, marking a major counterintelligence success.
On February 20, 2026, Forbidden Stories published a detailed investigation revealing that sixty Russian agents associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin's influence network were identified and taken over by a foreign intelligence service. The network, which spans multiple countries and continents, engages in propaganda, clandestine operations, and intelligence activities. This takeover signifies a major disruption of Prigozhin’s global influence campaigns and signals intelligence efforts. The report includes maps pinpointing the geographic spread of the agents, organizational diagrams, and identifies key figures involved in the network. The foreign intelligence service's control over this network represents a significant counterintelligence achievement undermining Russian hybrid warfare operations.
Confidence: High
The event clearly describes hostile Russian influence operations via Prigozhin’s agents and the defensive counterintelligence action by the foreign intelligence service that took over the network.
Source URL
https://forbiddenstories.org/russian-agents-prigozhins-influence-network-taken-over-by-the-intelligence-service
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
3
Event time
Feb 20, 2026, 14:53 UTC
Event time confidence
exact
Location
Russian Federation
Primary actor
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Country
Russian Federation
Tags
Russian agents, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Influence network, Foreign intelligence service, Counterintelligence, Hybrid warfare, Propaganda, Espionage
Nodes
Node 2: 5th Column