Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia) 对外情报局

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (Russian:Слу́жба вне́шней разве́дки, tr.Sluzhba vneshney razvedki;IPA: [ˈsluʐbə ˈvnʲɛʂnʲɪj rɐˈzvʲɛtkʲɪ]) or SVR RF (Russian:СВР РФ) is Russia's external intelligence agency, mainly for civilian affairs. The military affairs espionage counterpart is the GRU. The SVR RF is the successor of the First Chief Directorate (PGU) of the KGB since December 1991. The headquarters of SVR are in the Yasenevo District of Moscow.