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Two Latvian citizens detained for infiltrating RAF base

Two Latvian citizens were detained in the UK on suspicion of illegally entering RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, Sky News reported on Oct. 8.

9 October, 04:04 AM

GRU colonel and Belarusian citizens behind Leipzig airport drone incident, report says

The August attempt to hit Ukrainian cargo planes at the Leipzig/Halle Airport with drones was coordinated by Russia’s military intelligence (GRU), according to a joint investigation published by Der Spiegel and The Insider on Oct. 8.

9 October, 03:09 AM

SBU stops Russian Kyiv Oblast sabotage plot

Ukraine’s SBU security service foiled an attempt by Russian intelligence services to recruit Ukrainian teenagers to carry out a large-scale act of sabotage near Kyiv, the SBU announced on Oct. 8.

9 October, 02:18 AM

Russia sabotaging Danish defense contractors, intelligence says

Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish defense firms supplying Ukraine, concluding that broader efforts to destabilize the West failed to limit military support for Kyiv, Reuters reported on Oct. 7.

7 October, 07:57 PM

Russia expands sabotage in Europe, Kyiv warns

The Kremlin has ordered Russian intelligence services to increase their activities in EU and NATO countries, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on Oct. 2.

3 October, 12:16 AM

Poland suspects sabotage after fire at Starlink station serving Ukraine

A fire broke out on the evening of Sept. 23 at a Starlink satellite communications ground station in Poland that provides communications for Ukraine.

24 September, 12:28 PM

Moscow one mistake away from triggering forceful NATO response — CNN

Russia’s hybrid attacks against Europe are intended to stay just below an imagined threshold for a kinetic response from NATO, meaning that a misstep could lock the Kremlin into an armed conflict against the West, CNN reported on Sept. 17.

18 September, 01:20 AM

Meloni: Russian provocations indicate ‘nervousness’

Rome maintains a clear pro-Ukraine position as Russia’s escalating provocations across Europe indicate “a sort of nervousness,” Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said on Sept. 16.

17 September, 12:38 AM

Finland detains two men over espionage

Two men, ages 37 and 40, have been detained and remanded in custody in Finland on suspicion of espionage, local public broadcaster Yle reported on Sept. 16.

16 September, 10:50 PM

Partisans sabotage Russian factory making missile, air defense components

Partisans sabotaged an electrical substation in the Russian city of Voronezh near a factory that manufactures components for Kh-101 and Iskander-K missiles, as well as Pantsir-S1 air defense systems, according to the Atesh partisan movement.

16 September, 10:06 AM

Unknown drone crashes near Bundeswehr air base — Bild

An unidentified drone crashed 1 kilometer away from a military airfield in Wunstorf, Germany, Bild reported on Sept. 15.

15 September, 08:42 PM

Intimidating Europe is part of Russia's hybrid war — The Atlantic

Russia is not preparing for a direct armed conflict with European countries. However, it is continuing a large-scale hybrid campaign aimed at scaring the West into abandoning Ukraine.

11 September, 01:36 AM

Romania detains Russian saboteur targeting Antonov aircraft

Romania’s SRI intelligence service has foiled a Russian-coordinated sabotage operation and detained a Russian citizen who photographed strategic military facilities inside the country, Reuters reported on Sept. 8, citing a statement from the SRI.

8 September, 09:36 PM

Germany records 165+ suspected sabotage acts and 1k drone flights in 2026

German law enforcement has recorded over 165 suspected acts of sabotage alongside hundreds of suspicious drone incursions since the start of 2026, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Sept. 3.

4 September, 09:00 AM

Tusk: Fire at Polish drone plant was deliberate sabotage

A fire at a plant belonging to defense contractor WB Electronics in Skarżysko-Kamienna, which manufactures unmanned systems, was a deliberate act of arson, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sept. 2, adding there is no doubt about it, according to Polskie Radio.

3 September, 10:50 AM

24-year-old Ukrainian hid weapons cache near Berlin on Moscow’s orders, report says

A 24-year-old Ukrainian man identified as Vadym S. placed two pistols in a weapons cache on the outskirts of Berlin at the direction of Russian special services, Der Spiegel reported on Aug. 25, citing German authorities.

26 August, 03:54 AM

Germany arrests Ukrainian man suspected of sabotage plot

German authorities arrested a 33-year-old Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of preparing an act of sabotage against a weapons manufacturer in Bavaria, DW reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 04:47 PM

Leipzig airport drone incident carries tell-tale signs of Russian hybrid warfare

The discovery of an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig Airport marks "a new level of danger" for Germany, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned, The Guardian reported on August 5.

6 August, 10:54 AM

Five missing after uncontrolled detonation at Khmelnytskyi military depot, sabotage suspected

State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is examining two main theories of the uncontrolled ammo detonation at a military site in Khmelnytskyi — improper handling or sabotage — with five soldiers still missing, officials reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 12:35 PM

Atesh partisans carry out sabotage operation in St. Petersburg - photo

Atesh partisans reported they successfully disabled a diesel locomotive involved in oil transportation in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, sharing photographic evidence of the sabotage on May 21.

21 May, 02:18 PM

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