Russian sabotage

‘Consumes as much time as terrorism’: Russia ramps up sabotage across Europe, straining security services — AP investigation

Russia’s sabotage campaign in Europe — from arson to explosions and other hybrid attacks — costs Moscow next to nothing in money or risk but is overwhelming European intelligence services, draining critical security resources across the EU, the Associated Press reported in a wide-ranging investigation that examined 145 such incidents as part of a broader Russian effort to destabilize the continent.

19 December 2025, 04:44 PM

NATO weighs tougher response to Russia’s cyberattacks and sabotage

NATO could adopt a “more aggressive” response to Russia’s cyberattacks, sabotage operations, and airspace violations, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the Alliance’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times.

1 December 2025, 12:49 PM

Young Ukrainian sentenced for Ikea arson in Lithuania

The Vilnius District Court convicted 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Danylo Bardadim of arson for planting an explosive device in a Vilnius Ikea store and sentenced him to three years and four months in prison, state broadcaster LRT reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:54 PM

Poland deploys 10,000 troops to guard railway infrastructure

Poland launched a large-scale security operation involving up to 10,000 troops to protect critical rail infrastructure following recent sabotage incidents, local outlet RMF24 reported on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 02:25 PM

Moscow uses railway sabotage to drive wedge between Ukraine and Poland—NSDC

In the wake of the railway sabotage in Poland, Russian information operations aimed at discrediting Kyiv and undermining trust between Ukrainians and Poles have intensified, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) said on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 09:52 PM

Zelenskyy, Tusk agree to joint group to counter Russian rail sabotage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call on Nov. 19 with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who shared intelligence from Polish law enforcement and spies on recent acts of sabotage on Poland's rail network.

19 November 2025, 05:55 PM

Poland shuts Russia’s last consulate over railway sabotage

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced the decision to shut down the Russian consulate in Gdańsk — the last one still operating in the country, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 12:57 PM

Russian saboteurs enter Pokrovsk, murder civilians; attackers neutralized - video

A Russian sabotage-reconnaissance group recently managed to enter the central part of the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and the railway station territory, killed several civilians, the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 12:57 PM

Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ used for sabotage and intelligence operations, Zelenskyy says

Besides circumventing international oil sanctions, Moscow uses its “shadow fleet” of tankers to carry out reconnaissance and sabotage operations across northern Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 09:55 PM

Ukraine denies Russian capture of Verbove — video

Ukraine’s Defense Forces cleared the village of Verbove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and the settlement is now under Ukrainian control, the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 01:55 PM

Russian boat loiters near Baltic pipeline off Poland

A Russian patrol boat was drifting just 300 meters away from a Baltic Sea gas pipeline off the Polish port city of Szczecin, Polish authorities said on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 12:19 AM

SBU detains two Russian agents who directed strikes on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 1 that it detained two Russian military intelligence agents who helped coordinate strikes on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

1 October 2025, 05:01 PM

Russia, Belarus eye provocation against Poland under false flag — ISW

Russia and Belarus may be preparing sabotage operations in Poland aimed at critical infrastructure, which they plan to blame on Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 08:55 AM

Poland refuses to extradite Russian GRU agent behind 2024 parcel attacks

Poland has declined to extradite a man suspected of coordinating incendiary parcel attacks in several European airports to Russia, despite Moscow claiming the individual is wanted by Russian authorities, Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 08:47 PM

Russian troops attempt stealth infiltration of Kupyansk

Russian occupation forces are attempting to infiltrate the city of Kupyansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast and entrench themselves on the outskirts for further advancement, DeepState monitoring group reported on Sept. 3.

4 September 2025, 10:42 AM

Romania suspects Russia of sabotaging its oil supply

Bucharest is investigating whether Russia deliberately contaminated a large volume of Azerbaijani crude oil with chlorides as part of a hybrid warfare campaign against Romania and other European countries, Romanian outlet G4Media reported on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 02:03 AM

2024 marked by Russian sabotage in Czechia

2024 was “one of the most challenging in the modern history of the Czech Republic in terms of security” due to Russian sabotage, including attempts at disruption, cyberattacks, and disinformation, Michal Koudelka, head of the Czech Security Information Service (BIS), has said, according to the BIS annual report cited by The Guardian on July 10.

11 July 2025, 11:48 AM

Two GRU arsonists jailed in Estonia

Estonia’s Harju County Court found two Moldovan citizens guilty of setting fire to the Slava Ukraina restaurant in Tallinn in January 2025, along with other charges, state broadcaster ERR reported on July 2.

3 July 2025, 01:19 AM

Russian saboteurs targeting two Sumy Oblast districts, Ukraine's border agency says

Russian forces are deploying sabotage groups primarily in the Khotin and Yunakivka municipalities of Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, but the frequency of these operations has recently declined, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service, said during the national telethon program on June 26.

26 June 2025, 01:03 PM

Ukraine steps up railroad security as sabotage threat grows

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is ramping up security measures at railway stations and along tracks in response to repeated attempts by Russian agents to sabotage the national rail network, UZ Chairman Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said on June 6.

7 June 2025, 01:57 AM

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