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Romania charges two Ukrainians in parcel bomb case

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6 April, 09:12 PM

Romanian prosecutors have charged two Ukrainian nationals in a case involving packages containing explosives that authorities say were organized with the help of Russian intelligence, Balkan Insight reported on April 6.

Prosecutors charged a 23-year-old and a 24-year-old Ukrainian with attempted sabotage, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said. The case concerns the delivery of explosive packages to Europe that authorities posit were coordinated by Russian intelligence services.

DIICOT says the suspects delivered two explosive packages in October 2025 to a Nova Poshta (Ukrainian mail carrier) branch in Bucharest.

“There was a real risk that a fire could break out on site and pose threats to national security, given that the branch is on the ground floor of a seven-story residential building in a densely populated central Bucharest neighborhood,” investigators said.

The two Ukrainians have been in custody since October 2025 after being detained in cooperation with Polish authorities, who simultaneously detained six others in Poland. If convicted, the suspects face up to 10 years in prison.

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