Three men arrested in Germany and Switzerland over alleged parcel bomb plot
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records that three Ukrainian men were arrested in May 2025, two in Germany and one in Switzerland, on suspicion of planning to send explosive parcels from Germany to Ukraine; the Guardian reported an alleged Russian plot. It codes the incident as sabotage (preparation) and terrorism, apparent goal disrupt daily life; inflict economic damage, target civil aviation, location Germany; the dataset records it as running from March 2025 to May 2025, and the date shown is the start of that period. 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 March 2025
- Where
- Germany, Germany
- What
- sabotage
- 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 The Guardian
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 |
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The War Record, "Three men arrested in Germany and Switzerland over alleged parcel bomb plot", ev-20261027-xdjv, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-xdjv/