Russian Low-Level Agents in Europe, 2022-2025

Open-sources based data on low-level agents Russia has used for sabotage and influence operations in Europe since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The dataset includes information on agent characteristics and insights from social network analysis, with all information anonymized. It was authored by Bart Schuurman and last updated on 2026-04 14.

Use Cases

• Profiling agent characteristics based on the anonymized agent dataset
• Analyzing covert action networks based on the social network analysis insights
• Studying temporal patterns of Russian hybrid warfare activities in Europe since 2022

Strengths

• Data covers a defined period from 2022 to 2025
• Includes two distinct data types: agent characteristics and social network analysis
• Information is anonymized for privacy and security
• Last updated on 2026-04-14, suggesting recent maintenance

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is based on open sources, which may introduce reporting bias

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Open-sources based data collection

Time Range

2022-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 01:38:01

Geography

Europe