In the course of the operation, Georgian Counter-Intelligence implanted a former Soviet Army officer into the GRU, who gained trust of the Russian Military Intelligence and started to work for this agency as a liaison officer. In order to carry out espionage activities, Russians gave him special computer hardware and software for encrypting the exchanged information. This person handed over both the hardware and the software to the Counter-Intelligence Department of the MIA of Georgia thereby making it possible to identify their functioning mechanisms.

In the result of the investigation, the Counter-Intelligence Department of the MIA of Georgia has detained 15 persons, among them two were released under plea-bargain agreement:

Georgian Citizens:

1. Bakur Kiguradze, founder of NGO "Globalization Institute", businessman.

· Charged with espionage according to article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on military cooperation between Georgia and other countries.

2. Viacheslav Pluzhnikov, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the flight time-tables and pilots of Georgian Air Forces.

3. Gabriel Ustalishvili, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on military readiness and mobilization resources of Georgian Armed Forces.

4. David Meskhidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on military trainings and inspections in Georgian Armed Forces.

5. Gela Kakabadze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the numbers of military personnel, weapons, military hardware and transport in Georgian Armed Forces.

6. Gocha Diasamidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the level of combat and operative readiness of Georgian Armed Forces.

7. Tariel Abashidze, pilot of Georgian Air Forces.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the working regime, structure and personnel of important military and civil facilities.

8. Ruslan Galogre, businessman.

· Charged with working on special service of a foreign country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian Criminal Code

According to instructions from the GRU, conducted surveillance on certain individuals.

9. Eduard Abdulaev, sailor, radio specialist.

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on military communications and radio call signs.

Russian citizens:

10. Armen Gevorkian, director of company "Saybolt Georgia."

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the cooperation between the armed forces of Georgia and other countries.

11. Ruben Shikoian, deputy director of company "Saybolt Georgia."

· Charged with espionage according to Article no. 314 of Georgian Criminal Code

Reported secret information to the GRU on the contracts signed between Georgian Ministry of Defense and foreign companies regarding military purchases.

12. Petre Devrishadze, businessman.

· Charged with working on special service of a foreign country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian Criminal Code

According to instructions from the GRU, conducted surveillance on certain individuals.

13. Iuri Skrilnikov, GRU liaison officer.

· Charged with working on special service of a foreign country according to Article no. 311 of Georgian Criminal Code

Organized meetings with GRU contacts on Georgian territory and transferred secret information abroad.