How do you fool Russian Intelligence?

01/14/25 • 28 min

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Former intelligence officer Bryan Stern describes the tradecraft he used on Russian intelligence and military services to rescue an American imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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Former intelligence officer Bryan Stern describes the tradecraft he used on Russian intelligence and military services to rescue an American imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

If you liked this episode check out these links to more hostage rescue stories:

Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories:

https://sashaingber.substack.com/

To learn more about Bryan’s work with Grey Bull you can visit greybullrescue.org.

And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by E-mail at [email protected].

This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.

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This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.