Two alleged Russian spies detained in Germany by order of the prosecutor basic | EUROtoday

The german police has arrested two alleged Russian spies by order of the lawyer basic's workplace, as confirmed by the lawyer basic after details about it was circulated. The two males have been on suspicion of getting ready acts of sabotage with explosives in Germany on behalf of the Russian secret companies and the arrest passed off within the metropolis of Bayreuth (northern Bavaria).

The principal suspect is a Russian-German citizen 39-year-old whom a press release from the prosecutor's workplace recognized as Dieter S. The prosecutor's workplace considers that Dieter S. monitored, together with his confederate, Alexander J., additionally a Russian-German citizen, amenities of the US Armed Forces in Germany, together with a essential follow area the place Ukrainian army obtain coaching.

The prosecutor assures that Dieter S. has contacts with the Russian secret companies with which it’s finding out doable acts of sabotage from October 2023, to undermine the army help supplied by Germany to Ukraine.

Dieter S. declared himself able to commit assaults towards army and industrial infrastructure in Germany For which he collected details about doable targets and had the help of Alexander J. since March 2024. On the opposite hand, Dieter S. is suspected of getting been combating between December 2014 and September 2016 in an armed unit of the self-proclaimed Republic. Donetsk People's Party, categorised by the prosecutor's workplace as a terrorist group.