REUTERS
Updated Monday, April 1, 2024-10:44
The US The US still does not know who is responsible for the cases of "Havana syndrome"
The mysterious illness called "Havana syndrome," which has affected American diplomats and spies around the world, could be linked to energy weapons used by members of a Russian military intelligence sabotage unit, the media group Insider reported.
A US intelligence investigation whose findings were published last year found it was "very unlikely" that a foreign adversary was responsible for the evil, which was first reported by officials at the
US embassy in the Cuban capital,
Havana. , in 2016.
But Insider, a Russia-focused investigative media group based in Riga, Latvia, reported that members of a
Russian military intelligence unit (GRU)
known as 29155 had been placed at the scene of reported health incidents involving personnel. US.
Insider's year-long investigation, conducted in collaboration with Germany's 60 Minutes and
Der Spiegel
, also reported that senior members of Unit 29155 received awards and promotions for work related to the development of
"non-lethal acoustic weapons." .
Russia has previously denied any involvement.
Symptoms of the illness have included migraines, nausea, memory lapses and dizziness.
Insider's report said the first incident of "Havana syndrome" symptoms may have occurred before 2016.
He said that
"there were probably attacks two years earlier in Frankfurt
, Germany, when a US government employee stationed at the consulate there was knocked out by something similar to a strong energy beam."
The United States Congress passed the Havana Act in 2021, authorizing the State Department, the CIA and other US government agencies to provide payments to personnel and their families who have been affected by evil during their assignment.