The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War

Aleksei Kolosovsky, a 42-year-old former taxi driver with ties to Russian criminal groups, has emerged as a key figure in Russia's escalating sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine. Western security officials say Kolosovsky, working with Russian intelligence officers, oversees the planning and execution of plots across Europe, including arson attacks in Poland and Lithuania, and a plan targeting cargo planes in Britain, Germany, and Poland. These operations, part of a shadow war by Russian intelligence services, aim to undermine Western unity. Kolosovsky's role as a service provider, rather than a trained operative, represents a new approach in Russia's unconventional conflict tactics. The Kremlin's sabotage efforts have intensified, evolving from minor vandalism to more serious acts like bombings and arson.

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