Russian special unit linked to Havana Syndrome that sickened US officials overseas: report

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A special Russian intelligence unit could be behind a series of attacks that have left dozens of U.S. officials serving overseas with mysterious illnesses.

Russian intelligence unit 29155, a highly secretive military unit under the direct control of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has potential links to the mysterious cases of "Havana Syndrome" that have stricken more than 100 Americans since 2016, according to a report from CBS’ "60 Minutes."

The report comes after a 2023 government report on the mysterious illnesses concluded it is "very unlikely" that a foreign adversary is responsible, despite over 100 Americans having symptoms scientists have said could be caused by a beam of microwaves or acoustic sound.

But many of the victims are skeptical of the report, expressing frustration that the U.S. government’s public position has been to downplay potential attacks on Americans.

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Those doubts are shared by Greg Edgreen, a former Army lieutenant colonel who was the lead Pentagon investigator into what are officially known as "anomalous health incidents," telling "60 Minutes" that the bar for proving a foreign country’s involvement is set too high and that evidence has consistently pointed to Russian involvement.

"Unfortunately,