It's our impression so far from all over the world that the vast majority of these people are regular residents in the country where these stations are operated.
Again, the United Front link is important. One reason they've been getting away with this with such impunity is that these people have been engaged in influence operations for a long time. Usually, they're well established within those communities and have ties. We see regular photo ops with local politicians, academics, business men and so on.