On Sunday [March 31], a joint investigation by 60 Minutes, The Insider, and Der Spiegel identified 2 cases in which US diplomats were targeted by Russian spies using acoustic weapons in Tbilisi.

“60 Minutes focuses on one of the cases in particular, with the prime suspect believed to be an Albert Averyanov [member of the Russian intelligence unit 29155, which allegedly may have been involved in the attacks].

In the interview with 60 Minutes, the wife of the Justice Department official at the US Embassy in Tbilisi reported that on October 7, 2021, she believes that she was attacked while she was doing laundry in her home. As she said, she heard a sharp noise coming into the laundry room, specifying: “It just pierced my ears, came in my left side, felt like it came through the window, into my left ear”.

After the attack, the 40-year-old woman experienced severe headaches and projectile vomiting, but the symptoms didn’t stop there. Brain fog, loss of coordination and vestibular damage, holes in her inner ear canals were the symptoms that continued to plague her. She had to undergo two surgeries on her ear and metal plates were placed in her skull.

Albert Averyanov was identified by the victim herself. According to her, after the attack, she looked at the security camera and saw an unknown vehicle parked in front of her house”.

It should be mentioned, because of the security reasons, the names of the victims are not mentioned in the investigative material. According to the investigation, more than 100 Americans were attacked with acoustic weapons.