How Putin runs his war machine from a Tokyo high-rise: Report

.A secretive Russian military intelligence unit operating out of a Tokyo high-rise is helping supply Vladimir Putin's war machine by buying and smuggling high-tech components from Japan, according to a New York Times investigation.The unit, known as the 20th Directorate, has made Japan a crucial base for Russia's war effort. Ukrainian officials estimate that 90 per cent of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components, according to the investigation.At the heart of the operation is Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, 49, a veteran GRU officer operating under cover as an employee of the Russian state airline Aeroflot. From the airline's 22nd-floor office, he runs the operation, current and former Western intelligence officials told The New York Times.How the network worksFilchenkov d