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Germany arrests Ukrainian suspected of spying on arms firm

Deutsche Welle Thursday 06 August 2026, 09:57 UTC 1 min read
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Germany arrests Ukrainian suspected of spying on arms firm August 6, 2026Advertisement German authorities have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of spying on a defense company in Bavaria to prepare possible acts of sabotage. Investigators suspect he took images of the firm's premises in June and passed them to a foreign intelligence service. The 33-year-old was detained in the eastern state of Thuringia on Sunday and is now in pretrial detention, Munich prosecutors and Bavaria's State...

Germany arrests Ukrainian suspected of spying on arms firm August 6, 2026Advertisement German authorities have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of spying on a defense company in Bavaria to prepare possible acts of sabotage. Investigators suspect he took images of the firm's premises in June and passed them to a foreign intelligence service. The 33-year-old was detained in the eastern state of Thuringia on Sunday and is now in pretrial detention, Munich prosecutors and Bavaria's State Criminal Police Office said on Thursday. This is a breaking story that will be updated. Edited by: Roshni Majumdar
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