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Bulgarians Detained over Munich Arson Were Part of GRU-Linked Group Operating From Slovakia

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A Bulgarian man and woman detained after a Sept. 3 arson attack in Munich were part of a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that was…
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German investigators link Munich attack to network linked to Russia's GRU The GRU was said to be operating from Slovakia and also preparing an attack on a plant near Prešov

The suspects were described as low-ranking newcomers. The post Agents hired by the Russian GRU were detained: They operated from Slovakia and were planning an attack near Prešov and sabotage in Germany was first displayed by interez.sk.

The thread that unites Munich, Leipzig and eastern Slovakia begins to take a more precise form. Not yet that of a definitive judicial framework, but enough for the German security apparatus to look at the three episodes as parts of the same operational infrastructure. The two Bulgarian citizens arrested after the incendiary attack of 3 September [...]

The pair of Bulgarians in Munich are part of a GRU network operating from Slovakia. According to security sources, they were also preparing an attack on a drone factory near Prešov.

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MUNICH - Two Bulgarians detained after the September 3 arson attack in Munich, Germany, were part of a group linked to Russia's GRU military intelligence agency. The group operated from Slovakia, the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing security sources. According to them, it also planned a foiled attack on the Skyeton drone factory near Prešov, The Insider reports.

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theins.press broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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