The Romanian Intelligence Service Has Announced the Prevention of a Sabotage Operation, Which, According to the Agency, Was Organized by Russia
- On Sept 8, The Romanian Intelligence Service detained a 40-year-old Russian citizen accused of filming military sites in Romanian territory to prepare for sabotage on Moscow's orders.
- Since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, European allies have faced frequent "hybrid attacks" linked to Russia, including cyberattacks, airspace violations, and drone flights near sensitive sites.
- Prosecutors allege the suspect photographed NATO equipment in Bucharest and tracked military personnel, including movements of Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft, via encrypted messaging services.
- Moldovan police also announced on Sept 8 the detention of a 49-year-old man from Azerbaijan "suspected of unauthorised gathering of information" regarding military sites in Moldova.
- The Romanian Intelligence Service foiled a sabotage operation coordinated by the Russian Federation, working with international partners to counter operations falling below the threshold of open warfare.
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The Romanian intelligence service, SRI, has announced that it has prevented a sabotage operation coordinated by Russia on Romanian territory, in a case that Bucharest links to Moscow's efforts to destabilize European countries that support Ukraine. According to the SRI, a Russian citizen living in Romania had been placed under surveillance since February, as part of an investigation conducted in cooperation with international partners. Romanian …
Romanian authorities said Tuesday they had detained a Russian citizen accused of filming and photographing military installations in the NATO country bordering Ukraine in an attempt to prepare for an act of sabotage on Moscow's orders.
The Russian who had been spying on the Romanian military and NATO allies was arrested preventively for 30 days. The suspect was taken out in handcuffs and under the escort of the police from DIICOT, where he was heard more than two hours by anti-Mafia prosecutors. He summoned Vladimir Putin at the exit of the DIICOT headquarters. The 40-year-old man is accused of having acted at Moscow's command and had prepared a sabotage action. The man would …
The Romanian intelligence service stated that, "in cooperation with national and international partners, it had foiled" this operation "coordinated by Russia".
Romanian authorities said on Tuesday they had detained a Russian national accused of filming and photographing military sites in the NATO country in preparation for an act of diversion on Moscow's orders.
A RUSSIAN spy filmed military bases in Romania.
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