Germany arrests three Ukrainian nationals for plotting Russian ‘sabotage’ bomb attacks

The three suspects plotted to carry out arson and explosive attacks on German freight transport systems, according to federal prosecutors.

Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested in Germany and Switzerland on suspicion of acting as agents for Russia in a plot involving parcel bombs, German prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The men are suspected of being secret agents for the purpose of sabotage and agreeing to commit arson and bring about an explosion, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

Apparently working at the behest of people acting for Russia, the suspects planned to send parcels containing explosive or incendiary devices from Germany to Ukraine, with the devices designed to detonate during freight transport, according to the prosecutors.

Two of the men — identified only as Vladyslav T and Daniil B in line with German privacy rules — were arrested in different parts of Germany on Friday and Saturday respectively.

The third man — identified as Yevhen B — was arrested on Tuesday in the northern Thurgau region of neighbouring Switzerland.

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