Despicable Me franchise series of films, including the sequel "Despicable Me 2" in 2013, another sequel, "Despicable Me 3" in 2017, and the prequel, "Minions," released in 2015, which featured Gru's Minions as the main characters. A supervillain named Gru has his pride injured when an unknown villain steals the Great Pyramid of Giza. With the assistance of his sidekick Dr. Nefario and his Minions, Gru resolves to one-up his mysterious rival by shrinking and stealing the Moon. Knowing this is extremely costly, Gru seeks a loan from the Bank of Evil. Mr. Perkins - the bank president - is impressed by
GRU (G.U.) a Qatari criminal court, which said the men had acted under direct orders from the Russian leadership. Dmitry Kozak and Vladislav Surkov, members of the Vladimir Putin administration, reportedly served in GRU. Two Chechen former warlords Said-Magomed Kakiev and Sulim Yamadayev are commanders of Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad ("East" and "West") that are controlled by the GRU. The battalions each included close to a thousand fighters until their disbandment in 2008. Approximately 300 commandos, intelligence officers and other GRU personnel died during the fighting in Chechnya. GRU detachments from Chechnya were transferred to Lebanon independently of the United Nations