This mysterious unit is simply a department for peculiar tasks (short of the Russian name is SSD). It was created in 2023 – for the first time it was reported by the American paper "Wall Street Journal" last week, followed by another media. In December 2024, the European Union imposed sanctions on the SSD, although the name of this spy centre was not mentioned. The U.S. State Department has awarded a prize of up to $10 million for providing information about 5 Department agents accused of making cyber attacks against Ukraine.
