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Putin's Shadow War

Putin's Shadow War

★ 8.0/10•2023•Documentary
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In a groundbreaking cross-border project, Nordic public service journalists exposed the names and faces of over 20 Russian spies at embassies in Scandinavia. By combining intelligence sources and leaked Russian databases, the project exposed the shadow war by Putin's agents, ranging from industrial espionage to dark vessel-surveillance of critical infrastructure at sea.

Boris Benjamin Bertram · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageNO
First Air DateApr 19, 2023

Episodes

Episode 1 - Putin's Spies in the Nordic CountriesE154m

Putin's Spies in the Nordic Countries

According to the London-based investigative organisation Dossier Center, Russian diplomats stationed across the Nordic countries have close ties to Russia’s intelligence services. Their targets include industry, critical infrastructure and political institutions. A team of Scandinavian journalists launches an investigation into Putin’s suspected spies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. They obtain a list of suspected Russian agents and investigate pressing questions: Why is a Russian trawler equipped with military radio equipment? And what happened to the undersea cable near Svalbard?

Apr 19, 2023

Episode 2 - Russia's Spy ShipsE250m

Russia's Spy Ships

A suspected Russian spy ship enters Danish waters, prompting a team of Danish journalists to head out to sea and film it. On board, they spot armed crew members. Working with experts to analyse the vessel’s movements, they discover that it has sailed unusually close to offshore wind farms across Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Is the ship mapping critical energy infrastructure? And who are the Russian spies operating across the Nordic countries?

Apr 26, 2023

Episode 3 - The Battle for the TruthE358m

The Battle for the Truth

Secret surveillance reveals suspicious activity near the site of the Nord Stream explosions. Between June and September 2022, Russian naval vessels were spotted near the Nord Stream pipelines. One ship was observed near the site where an explosion would later occur, while another remained northeast of Bornholm for 24 hours. The journalists investigate these movements and examine how Russian disinformation spreads across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and who is behind it.

May 3, 2023

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