Intelligence Directorate of the Main Staff of the Russian Navy

Intelligence Directorate of the Main Staff of the Russian Navy

Razvedyvatel'noje Upravlenije РУ ГШ ВМФ РФ Разведывательное Управление Главного штаба ВМФ России
Russian Navy Emblem
Agency overview
Formed	February 16, 1938; 86 years ago (1938-02-16)
Preceding agency	Maritime service of the Red Army Registration Service
Jurisdiction	Russian Federation
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Agency executive	Oleg Apishev, Commander
Parent agency	Russian Navy
Child agency	Russian commando frogmen

Intelligence Directorate of the Main Staff of the Russian Navy (Russian: Разве́дывательное управле́ние Главного штаба ВМФ РФ) is one of the intelligence services in Russia, created as the Intelligence department of the Soviet navy in 1938, although it has earlier roots.^[1]

On February 16, 1938, by order of the People's Commissar of the Navy of the USSR, all matters of naval intelligence were transferred to the newly created Intelligence Department of the People's Commissariat of the Navy.