GPS-tracker test parcels to Ukraine for Russian sabotage plot
Mar 2025 · Germany · Court finding
In March 2025 suspects sent parcels with GPS trackers from Germany via Nova Post to Ukraine to scout routes for later incendiary parcels. Three Ukrainian nationals were arrested in Germany and Switzerland in May 2025 on suspicion of acting for Russian intelligence.
Established by. Federal Prosecutor General ordered arrests on suspicion of agent activity for sabotage purposes (press release 14 May 2025). OLG Stuttgart on 18 Aug 2026 convicted one defendant of espionage for sabotage purposes (1 year 3 months) and acquitted two.
Latest. Verdict of 18 Aug 2026: one conviction, two acquittals; finality not confirmed.
Link to the war against Ukraine. Parcels routed to Ukraine via Nova Post; planned incendiary parcels could ignite in Germany or Ukraine.
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