Dossier
Gavino Piras
Coverage of Gavino Piras in the Nexus archive.
- Italy Uncovers Russian Espionage Network Targeting Ukraine Air Defense Data
Italian investigators uncovered a Russian espionage network in Rome targeting intelligence on Western air defense systems supplied to Ukraine. A suspected Russian GRU officer, Mikhail Astakov, allegedly paid Gavino Piras for classified data on systems including Samp-T and Michelangelo Dome, with Italy expelling two Russian military attaches in response.
- Italy busts Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense vulnerabilities
Italy dismantled a Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense systems, including Europe’s Samp-T and Italy’s Michelangelo Dome. A former Italian intelligence official, Gavino Piras, allegedly provided information to a Russian GRU officer, Mikhail Astakov, in exchange for cash payments.