Arrests in Germany over spying on US bases and plans to sabotage military transport routes
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records the arrest in Germany of two suspects accused of spying on US bases and planning sabotage of military transport routes; NOS reported the arrests. It codes the incident as sabotage (preparation), apparent goal disrupt (military) aid to Ukraine, target arms deliveries to Ukraine; military / weapons production infrastructure, location Germany; the dataset dates it only to April 2024, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 April 2024
- Where
- Germany, Germany (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- espionage arrest · military
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset and the source it cites link the incident to Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
- Evidence Leiden University, Russian Operations Against Europe dataset
- Evidence NOS
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Arrests in Germany over spying on US bases and plans to sabotage military transport routes", ev-20261027-jz9t, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-jz9t/