German police detained two men on Wednesday in Bayreuth, Bavaria, suspected of being agents of ties to Russia. This was announced by the authorities on Thursday. The detained had, among others, plan sabotage operations in Germany, including against US military bases. The website of the weekly “Spiegel” was the first to report the matter.
Dieter S. and Alexander J., who have dual German and Russian citizenship, were arrested in Bayreuth by officers of the Federal Criminal Police Office, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced. Both are suspected of working for foreign secret services.
According to information from “Spiegel”, the main accused is 39-year-old Dieter S. According to investigators, the man has been discussing sabotage operations in Germany with liaisons from the Russian secret services since October 2023. Apparently he agreed to move arson and attacks using explosives on military infrastructure, defense enterprises and industrial plants.
The sabotages were to focus, among others, on: on transport routes used to transport military goods. The ultimate goal of the planned attacks was to undermine German support for Ukraine.
According to investigators, Dieter S. was also involved in reconnaissance and photography of American military facilities in Germany. He allegedly sent the photos to his Russian clients. The alleged spy was assisted by 37-year-old Alexander J.
Military facilities spied on included U.S. military infrastructure in Grafenwoehr, Bavaria. There is, among other things, an important military training ground where the US army trains Ukrainian soldiers – for example on Abrams tanks, writes “Spiegel”.
Source: PAP
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