German investigators suspect Russian military intelligence organized an arson attack near defense firms in Munich
German investigators believe the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces, or GRU, was behind a September 3 attack on defense companies in Munich, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.
German investigators suspect Russia's military intelligence, the GRU, organized an arson attack near defense firms in Munich on September 3. The attack involved incendiary devices thrown from a passing car at a construction site near the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing defense companies. No one was injured, and two suspects were quickly detained.
German investigators believe the GRU recruited these suspects. The GRU was also reportedly preparing an attack on a Ukrainian drone factory in Slovakia at the time. Slovak prosecutors have since detained three individuals in connection with the attempted arson. German intelligence agencies suspect the GRU's Department of Special Tasks is behind such acts of sabotage across Europe, including assassinations, infiltration, and recruitment of foreign agents.
In August 2025, a drone with explosives attached was found at Leipzig Airport, near a Ukrainian cargo plane, leading German authorities to accuse Russia of sabotage. Russia denies these allegations.
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