Germany arrests Ukrainian national under suspicion of spying for Russia

Jerusalem Post/World NewsProsecutors said the person, identified as Vadym Y., had been in contact with a Russian secret service via an intermediary since July 2025 at the latest.Follow us on GoogleA police vehicle outside the court on the day of the trial of Serhii K., a former Ukrainian army officer charged by German federal prosecutors with being a co-perpetrator of a war crime over the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts, in Hamburg, Germany, October 14, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/FABIAN BIMMER)OCTOBER 22, 2026 14:49A Ukrainian national was arrested in the German state of Brandenburg on suspicion of spying for Russia, a statement by federal public prosecutors said on Thursday.Prosecutors said the person, identified as Vadym Y., had been in contact with a Russian secret service via an intermediary since July 2025 at the latest.The person was gathering military intelligence, including information on the production of armored vehicles, ammunition and explosives, as well as personnel and military installations at locations designed to secure NATO’s eastern flank, they said.A police vehicle is parked near the site, with an air traffic control tower in the background, as police investigate a fence breach at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where a vehicle appeared to have driven through a fence, in Schkeuditz, Germany, October 18, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/ANNEGRET HILSE)While some of the information was publicly available, other details were solicited from individuals in the European defense industry, they said.Accused to appear before judge on FridayAccording to the statement, the accused will appear before the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice tomorrow, who will serve him with the arrest warrant and decide on the enforcement of pre-trial detention.German media first reported the news.Follow us on Google