"German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged two Ukrainians with plotting to send exploding parcels from Germany to parts of Ukraine on the orders of a Russian intelligence service. The suspects, named as Daniil B. and Vladyslav T., are accused of working together with a third suspect named as Yevhen B. to send two parcels from Cologne to Ukraine equipped with GPS trackers."
""The purpose of this action was to investigate shipping routes and transport procedures at the parcel service provider and later to send parcels containing incendiary devices," the prosecutors said in a statement. Orders for the mission had allegedly been placed by a Russian intelligence service via intermediaries in the port city of Mariupol, which was seized by Russian forces in May 2022."
"Yevhen B., who was detained in the Swiss canton of Thurgau in May, was extradited to Germany in December and will also soon be charged, the prosecutors said. READ ALSO: Spy chief warns of Russia threat to Germany's regional elections in 2026 Germany, Kyiv's second-biggest military backer after the United States, has been on high alert for sabotage plots directed from Moscow since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine."
German prosecutors charged two Ukrainians with plotting to send exploding parcels from Germany to parts of Ukraine on orders from a Russian intelligence service. The suspects allegedly collaborated with a third man to send two parcels from Cologne to Ukraine fitted with GPS trackers to map shipping routes and transport procedures before dispatching incendiary devices. Orders were reportedly placed via intermediaries in Mariupol, seized by Russian forces in May 2022. The parcels were intended to be ignited en route or in Germany to maximize damage and undermine civilian security. Two suspects were arrested in Germany and a third extradited from Switzerland.
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