https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disposable-the-ordinary-people-doing-russia-s-dirty-workContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disposable-the-ordinary-people-doing-russia-s-dirty-workhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/disposable-the-ordinary-people-doing-russia-s-dirty-work#u197611Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:38:41 +0000Russia is shifting to a gig-economy model of espionage, recruiting ordinary individuals for single-use sabotage tasks across Europe as its traditional intelligence networks face restrictions. This approach uses locally recruited "disposable agents" who are often unaware of the full scope of their actions, allowing Moscow to maintain plausible deniability while expanding covert operations. The tactic reflects a strategic adaptation to the expulsion of Russian intelligence officers from European countries since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.Why it mattersThe expulsion of hun