Italian investigators have uncovered a Russian espionage network in Rome focused on gathering intelligence regarding Western air defense systems supplied to Ukraine. Authorities tracked a suspected Russian GRU officer, Mikhail Astakov, who allegedly paid former Italian intelligence officer Gavino Piras for classified data on systems including the Samp-T and the Michelangelo Dome. Piras reportedly received €4,000 per data drop. The intelligence requests also covered European rearmament plans and…