In 2024, American agents purchased a device that causes Havana Syndrome from a Russian criminal group. About this on March 8 I mentioned On CBS’s 60 Minutes, citing three sources from different departments in the US government.
It was already known that the American authorities had purchased such a device: an American journalist reported this in January-February 2026 Sasha Ingber, TV channel CNN and newspaper The Washington Post. It was reported that the device was purchased by the US Department of Homeland Security with funds from the Pentagon, which spent “millions of dollars” on the operation and took the device for testing. Who sold it and for how much was not known after that.
CBS claims that the seller was a “vast Russian criminal network” and that the buyers were US undercover agents investigating illicit arms trafficking. The mission, which was funded by the Pentagon, allegedly cost $15 million. The device was tested in a military laboratory for more than a year, including on mice and sheep. The animals allegedly showed injuries consistent with those observed in humans.
CBS sources also described what the device looked like. It is unlike a firearm, it is compact, makes no noise, and does not generate heat. Its impact range reaches tens of meters and can penetrate glass and drywall. It can be programmed for different scenarios and controlled remotely. According to CBS sources, the software part is the most important because it generates a unique pulsating electromagnetic wave. The main components of the device are manufactured in Russia.
David Relman, a professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, who led the study research Havana Syndrome Commissioned by the US State Department, he told CBS that the new information provided by journalists is consistent with the conclusions he and his colleagues reached in 2020 – that the most likely cause of Havana Syndrome is electromagnetic waves provided by focused pulses.
“We have come to the conclusion that… [у пострадавших от „гаванского синдрома“] There are clear signs of damage to the auditory and vestibular apparatus of the brain. “We are talking about the entire pathway – starting with the inner ear, where a person perceives sound and feels balance, and beyond that, where these sensations are converted into electrical signals in the brain.” to talk Relman CBS in 2024.
“Havana Syndrome” is the name given to neurological symptoms that affect US government employees in various countries. It first started being talked about in 2016, due to incidents with US consulate staff in Cuba. According to official data, more than a thousand Americans have already encountered “Havana syndrome.”
Many victims believe they have been exposed to outside influences. However, the US intelligence community officially rejects the theory of the existence of a weapon capable of causing such symptoms. For this reason, a number of victims accuse the CIA and other intelligence agencies of covering up the problem.
In 2024, the Russian magazine The Insider published investigation Along with CBS and Der Spiegel magazine, which claimed that there was a connection between some cases of “Havana syndrome” and travel abroad by Russian military intelligence officers from military unit 29155, which specializes in operations abroad. Previously, this unit was suspected of poisoning Skripals in the United Kingdom, exploding ammunition depots in the Czech Republic, and sabotage in Europe after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war.