DEEP DIVE — Few Individuals have ever heard of Unit 29155 or 161 Middle. For individuals who have, the names evoke concern and loathing.
Created in 1963 as a headquarters factor of the GRU – Russian navy intelligence – Unit 29155, often known as 161 Middle, is infamous for its old-school brutality. Murders, poisonings, blackmail – the unit’s model is thug.
