'''GRU''' stands for '''Glavnoe razvedyvatel’noe upravlenie''', or '''Main Intelligence Directorate'''. Since 1942, except for a few brief periods, GRU has been the acronym for the [[Soviet]] (now [[Russia]]n) military intelligence service. | '''GRU''' stands for '''Glavnoe razvedyvatel’noe upravlenie''', or '''Main Intelligence Directorate'''. Since 1942, except for a few brief periods, GRU has been the acronym for the [[Soviet]] (now [[Russia]]n) military intelligence service. |