Federal Counterintelligence Service

Federal Counterintelligence Service of the Russian Federation
Федеральная служба контрразведки Российской Федерации
Emblem of the Military Counterintelligence Department
Agency overview
Formed21 December 1993
Preceding agency
DissolvedJune 23, 1995
Superseding agency
TypeIndependent
JurisdictionRussia
Headquarters24 Kuznetsky Most, Moscow, Russia
Agency executive

The Federal Counterintelligence Service of the Russian Federation (FSK RF; Russian: Федеральная служба контрразведки Российской Федерации, IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə ˈsluʐbə kəntrɐzˈvʲetkʲɪ rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ]) was the main security agency of Russia. It superseded the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation, and was an overall successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB, which had dissolved two years prior to the FSK’s creation. It existed from 1993 to 1995, when it was reorganized into the Federal Security Service (FSB).