Moscow Intelligence Center
Identification
This record most likely refers to the GRU Moscow Intelligence Center, military unit 46188. A Russian Supreme Court ruling dated April 4, 2019 states that military unit 46188 was dislocated in Moscow, and 2014 Ukrainian reporting specifically places the Moscow Intelligence Center at Matrosskaya Tishina 10/27 in Sokolniki. The HQ placemark is consistent with the Matrosskaya Tishina 10 compound. ([sudact.ru](https://sudact.ru/vsrf/doc/D18DjuU31tUW/))
Compound
The headquarters site appears to sit inside a larger Ministry of Defense compound at Matrosskaya Tishina 10. A 2024 U.S. Federal Register sanctions notice identifies military unit 25969 at that address as the Command of Military Transport Aviation, and public registry sources list unit 25969 at the same location. Open sources reviewed do not publicly confirm which specific structures inside the compound are assigned to unit 46188. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-01/pdf/FR-2024-04-01.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Detachments
Older Ukrainian reporting lists 2nd, 3rd, and 4th operational detachments of unit 46188 in Kursk, Voronezh, and Tver. The supplied Kursk and Voronezh placemarks match coordinates later reproduced on an ISW map for military units 46188-2 and 46188-3. The Kursk address aligns with official labor-registry records for the 18th Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense at Blinova 23, and Tver city records place military unit 53956 at Bobkova 29, matching the reported Tver host site. I did not independently verify the Voronezh host site beyond the older reporting. ([ukrinform.ua](https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-other_news/1732409-dislokatsiya_rosiyskih_viysk_na_donbasi_ta_v_krimu_shemi_1995141.html?utm_source=openai))
Mission
The only explicit open-source mission description located in this review is dated 2014: Ukrainian reporting said the Kursk and Voronezh detachments collected intelligence on northern and central regions of Ukraine. That should be treated as attributed, time-bound reporting rather than current publicly confirmed mission data for March 2026. ([ukrinform.ua](https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-other_news/1732409-dislokatsiya_rosiyskih_viysk_na_donbasi_ta_v_krimu_shemi_1995141.html?utm_source=openai))
Confidence
Public information on this location is limited and fragmented. An online reproduction of a Moscow garrison military court decision cites internal rules for unit 46188 banning storage or use of mobile phones in service rooms, which is consistent with a controlled, security-sensitive worksite; however, open sources reviewed do not reliably establish exact building occupancy, personnel strength, equipment, or current internal organization. ([pravoved.ru](https://pravoved.ru/question/1846774/?utm_source=openai))