Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (Pacifica)

Main Directorate of Military Intelligence

Главное Управление Военной Разведки Glavnoye Upravlyeniye Voyennoy Razvyedki
Agency overview
Formed	January 13, 1984 (1984-01-13)
Preceding agency	White Army Military Intelligence Service
Type	Military intelligence agency
Headquarters	278 Meteru Avenue, Pelograd
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Minister responsible	Anton Radovoy, Minister of Defense
Agency executive	General Kliment Tsuguniko, Director of the GUVR
Parent department	General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Pelinai
Website	guvr.pln

The Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUVR), sometimes referred to by its official name of the Main Military Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Pelinai, is the foreign military intelligence directorate of the Pelinese Armed Forces. It is Pelinai’s highest military intelligence organization and is responsible for both performing military intelligence functions on behalf of the General Staff and coordinating activities and knowledge-sharing between branch-level military intelligence entities.

The GUVR, rather than being a traditional branch of the Pelinese Armed Forces or a separate agency under the Ministry of Defense altogether, is a direct subordinate entity of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Pelinai. Its highest officer is the Director of the GUVR, who works under the authority of the Chief of General Staff and by extension the Pelinese Minister of Defense. In addition to operating independently, GUVR personnel and other assets may be attached to military intelligence and other components of the regular Pelinese Armed Forces; command of GUVR Special Forces units in particular may be assigned to active Theaters of Military Operations (TVDs) as wartime operational goals dictate.

GUVR operatives are believed to be numerous, and the directorate as whole is a significant component of Pelinai’s foreign intelligence capabilities. Unlike the Directorate of Foreign Intelligence (UVR), which specializes in political and industrial espionage, the GUVR is more known for sabotage, clandestine raids, and psychological warfare operations. Allegations regarding the execution of assassinations and other targeted killing operations by GUVR agents have also been made in the past, but remain unconfirmed.

Function

Covert operations

The execution of clandestine raids, sabotage missions, capture or rescue of high-value persons in foreign or otherwise denied territory, and other covert military operations is a core function of the GUVR and is performed by the Spetsnaz-GUVR special forces. While comparable troops of the White Army Special Forces, RPN Morspetsy, RPAF Special Forces, and other special forces formations of the regular Pelinese Armed Forces are capable of performing covert operations, the Spetsnaz-GUVR are intended to successfully execute clandestine direct action and unconventional warfare missions such as targeted strikes and raids outside of a traditional conflict environment and in diplomatically denied areas such as neutral nations.

Targeted killings and assassinations

The GUVR has repeatedly been accused of engaging in illegal assassinations of high-value targets abroad, but this has never been conclusively proven. Instances of “targeted killing” operations against select terrorists and terrorist leaders, including ones executed abroad, have been partially disclosed by the Pelinese Ministry of defense.

Cyberwarfare

In contrast with the more prominent cyberwarfare commands of the Royal Pelinese Space Force, which typically perform offensive cyberwarfare operations, organic cyber units of the GUVR primarily execute espionage and data theft tasks.

Organizational structure

The organizational structure of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence is classified in nearly its entirety, but preliminary estimates have been constructed using various sources such as the structure of the preceding White Army MIS and SMERKOM, sparse declassified and partially redacted documents, and unclassified intelligence reports from other nations.

Subdirectorates

The following is an estimation of the internal structure of the GUVR, which remains classified:

Regional subdirectorates:

• First Subdirectorate: activities in Bailtem
• Second Subdirectorate: activities in Bareland
• Third Subdirectorate: activities in Keyli
• Fifth Subdirectorate: activities in Cordilia and Crabry

Bloc subdirectorates:

• Sixth Subdirectorate: activities in and against the Concordia Entente

Mission subdirectorates:

• Seventh Subdirectorate: military operational intelligence
• Eighth Subdirectorate: psychological and information warfare operations
• Ninth Subdirectorate: military technology
• Tenth Subdirectorate: SIGINT/ELINT/cyberwarfare operations
• Eleventh Subdirectorate: IMINT and satellite operations
• Twelfth Subdirectorate: strategic doctrine development and evaluation
• Thirteenth Subdirectorate: GUVR Special Forces

Other departments:

• Public relations department
• Support and technical department

Legal agents

Details regarding the usage by the GUVR of legal espionage agents operating under diplomatic cover is classified as a state secret, as is their organizational structure, but their presence estimated to be extensive. Intelligence officers in this category are likely present under the cover of being diplomatic personnel at Pelinese embassies, from which they may perform standard intelligence gathering activities.

Illegal agents

The names, locations, organizational arrangements, and other articles of information regarding illegal agents of the GUVR are classified and highly protected due to the risk of prosecution or execution for espionage or treason. The GUVR’s employment of illegal agents as spies and informants is credibly estimated to be high. Agents of this category may adopt a variety of different covers, and no fixed organizational pattern exists.

Special forces

The arrangement and locations of Spetsnaz-GUVR teams are classified. The entire GUVR is estimated to possess between three and ten brigades of special forces personnel, which normally operate as part of their parent organization; however, during wartime scenarios, spetsnaz-GUVR brigades and detachments may be assigned to the command of operational military forces by GUVR leadership. Receiving commands in such instances are always strategic or operational-level formations such as field armies, fronts, and TVDs, and are expected to use them for the execution of normal wartime special forces missions in support of conventional military operations.
The most prominent GUVR Special Forces unit in current service is Vera Group, most operations by which are currently classified.