Suspected spy for Russia arrested in Germany
Prosecutors say Vadym Y. gathered military intelligence on armoured vehicles, ammunition and explosives through open sources and defence-industry contacts.
- On Thursday, German prosecutors arrested a Ukrainian national identified as Vadym in Brandenburg on suspicion of spying for Russia. The arrest marks a significant development in security investigations.
- Prosecutors allege Vadym had been in contact with a Russian secret service via an intermediary since July 2025 at the latest. The accused sought to gather sensitive military intelligence targeting NATO installations.
- Intelligence targets included armored vehicle production, ammunition, and installations securing NATO's eastern flank. Some details were actively solicited from individuals in the European defense industry, prosecutors said.
- Vadym is scheduled to appear before an investigating judge at the Federal Court on Friday, when the arrest warrant will be served and pre-trial detention decided.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz linked the arrest to escalating hybrid threats from Moscow, warning that such operations pose the greatest security risk to Germany. Merz said the arrest did not surprise him.
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The German judiciary announced on Thursday that it had arrested near Berlin a Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Moscow. The suspect allegedly shared "information of military interest" with a Russian intelligence service, at least since July 2025. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he expected other similar cases in "the coming months and years". - Germany: a Ukrainian suspected of military espionage for Russia arrested near Berlin (Internat…
In Germany, a Ukrainian man has been arrested who allegedly spied for Russia. He is suspected, among other things, of passing on military information about NATO. The man resided in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which borders Poland. The arrest was first reported by German media and was later confirmed by the Brandenburg Public Prosecutor's Office. The man's age and place of residence have not been disclosed. The suspect is said to have been…
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ГОЛОВНАIn Germany, Ukrainian Vadim Y was detained on suspicion of spying for Russia. It collected data on NATO weapons production and military facilities.
Today, 22 October, in the federal land of Brandenburg, German intelligence services detained a 53-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Vadim Y., who allegedly collected classified military information for Russian intelligence services.
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