Office of the Director of National Intelligence
NIC Sense of the Community Memorandum: Kremlin-Ordered Assassinations Abroad Will Probably Persist (2016)
Memo · written 2016 · released 11 May 2026
Why this matters
A National Intelligence Council 'Sense of the Community' memorandum (SOCM 2016-035C) assessing that Russian state-ordered killings abroad were likely to continue. Released through FOIA and posted in May 2026. Rare: a declassified IC product on targeted killing that most coverage of the Skripal and Litvinenko cases never cites.
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https://www.governmentattic.org/62docs/ODNIbicSOCM2016-035C2016.pdf
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence. "NIC Sense of the Community Memorandum: Kremlin-Ordered Assassinations Abroad Will Probably Persist (2016)." 2016. Released 11 May 2026. https://www.governmentattic.org/62docs/ODNIbicSOCM2016-035C2016.pdf (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0121).
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