US EditionGermany arrests two on suspicion of supporting pro-Russian Donetsk, Luhansk groups
Ilona W. allegedly shared information on drone tests and defense sites with Russian intelligence, aiding access to Berlin political events, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, a German‑Ukrainian dual citizen Ilona W. was arrested in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, prosecutors said she passed information on military aid to Ukraine.
- Authorities allege a sustained relationship between the suspect and a Russian embassy official, with prosecutors saying she maintained contacts with the Russian embassy in Berlin since November 2023 and acted for a foreign intelligence service.
- Investigators say she compiled background on attendees of high-profile political events and gathered details on arms industry sites, drone tests and planned drone deliveries to Ukraine, enlisting former defence-industry employees and aiding a Russian handler using false identities.
- Authorities executed searches, left two suspects at large, and detained two men, a Russian and a German citizen, over transfers exceeding 14,000 euros, on Wednesday.
- Amid heightened European concern over suspected Russian espionage and sabotage, Germany has stepped up counterintelligence as officials note its role as a major supplier of military aid and NATO logistical hub, while Moscow denies such allegations.
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The German prosecutor's office announced the arrest on Wednesday of a German-Ukrainian national, accused of informing the Russian embassy. Two former soldiers are reportedly involved.
Germany arrests dual German-Ukrainian national on suspicion of spying for Russia, two others detained for aiding Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics
A woman with dual German and Ukrainian citizenship has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. The suspect, identified as Ilona W., allegedly gathered and passed information relevant to Russia’s war against Ukraine to Russian intelligence. Searches were conducted at her residence and at two other locations in the states of Brandenburg and Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as in Munich. A…
A Ukrainian-German dual citizen has been detained in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia. Ilona W. was arrested in Berlin and is suspected of passing information about the war in Ukraine to her liaison officer at the Russian embassy in Berlin from November 2023 at the latest. According to information from Spiegel, German counterintelligence believes that the liaison officer was a colonel disguised as a military attaché for the Russian mili…
German Authorities Detain German-Ukrainian Woman Accused of Spying for Russia
A German-Ukrainian woman, identified only as Ilona W., was arrested in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21st, on suspicion of spying for Russia, including passing on information about military aid to Ukraine, prosecutors said. Authorities allege that Ilona W. had maintained contacts with the Russian embassy in Berlin since at least November 2023, gathering intelligence on behalf of Moscow. Prosecutors stated that the suspect “compiled background inf…
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