Spionage: Mutmaßlicher russischer Spion in Brandenburg festgenommen – Merz warnt vor zunehmenden Spionage-Attacken
Ausgerechnet ein Ukrainer soll für Russland Informationen über Panzer, Munition und Militärstandorte gesammelt haben. Die Bundesanwaltschaft nennt erste Details, wie er vorging.
German prosecutors have arrested a suspected Russian spy in Brandenburg. The Ukrainian national allegedly collected militarily relevant information for a Russian intelligence agency and exploited contacts in the European arms industry. The Federal Criminal Police Office accuses him of committing intelligence agency activities. Federal criminal investigators apprehended the man on Thursday in the Oder-Spree district.
He will be presented to a judge at the Federal Court in Karlsruhe on Friday, who will decide on detention during the investigation. The investigation was based on insights from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. As of at least July 2025, the accused is alleged to have been in contact with the Russian intelligence agency through an intermediary.
The information he allegedly gathered included insights into the production of armored vehicles, ammunition, and explosives, as well as personnel and military facilities at sites securing the NATO eastern flank. Some of these disclosures were reportedly publicly available. "To others, the accused specifically approached individuals from the European arms industry," the announcement stated.
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