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Germany arrests 2 for alleged Russian spy sabotage plot on U.S. military sites to undermine Ukraine aid
Germany has arrested two men suspected of spying for Russia and collecting information on potential attack targets, including U.S. military facilities, in an effort to undermine international military support for Ukraine. The arrests were made in Bayreuth, a city in the southern state of Bavaria, and the suspects are accused of working with a Russian secret service agent.
Quick Facts
- Two German-Russian nationals arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia and undermining international military support for Ukraine.
- Dieter S. is suspected to be a former fighter for pro-Kremlin forces in eastern Ukraine and is accused of making arrangements for an explosive or arson attack in Germany.
- Arrest warrants accuse both men of working for a foreign secret service and carrying out “activity for sabotage purposes” and for obtaining “security-threatening depictions of military installations.”
According to the German Federal Prosecutor’s office, the suspects, named as Dieter S. and Alexander J., were working with a Russian secret service agent to undermine international military support for Ukraine. Dieter S. is suspected to be a former fighter for pro-Kremlin forces in eastern Ukraine and is accused of making arrangements for an explosive or arson attack in Germany. The men were arrested in Bayreuth, a city in the southern state of Bavaria, by the Federal Criminal Police Office. Their homes and workplaces were searched by Bavarian state police. Some Ukrainian soldiers have been training at U.S. military installations in this part of Bavaria.
Arrest warrants dated April 9 accuse both men of working for a foreign secret service and carrying out “activity for sabotage purposes” and for obtaining “security-threatening depictions of military installations,” prosecutors said. The prosecutor’s statement said Dieter S. has been in touch with a “person who is connected to the Russian secret service” since Oct. 2023, with whom he discussed possible sabotage operations in Germany.
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