A Cuban dance instructor working for the Russian GRU is accused of coordinating terrorist arson attacks on critical Ukrainian drone detection equipment in Lithuania and other European countries during 2024.

Terrorism & Criminal Proxy TacticsTerrorismBomb threats, assassination plots, targeted killings

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Summary

Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, a Cuban salsa and bachata dance instructor working in Russia, is suspected of organizing terrorist attacks in Lithuania and other European countries under orders from the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. From May to September 2024, he coordinated GRU-planned terrorist acts in Poland, Czechia, Romania, and Lithuania. In Lithuania, he is linked to arson attempts in September 2024 on mobile radio spectrum analysis stations manufactured by TVC Solutions in Šiauliai, used for drone detection and intended for Ukraine. These attacks aimed to destroy equipment valued at over 1.5 million euros. The attempts were thwarted due to intervention and incomplete ignition. The operation involved recruitment of Latin American citizens and others through social media platforms like Telegram and Facebook, with partial knowledge of the true GRU sponsorship by some operatives. Several suspects from Belarus, Colombia, Spain, Cuba, Russia, and others have been detained or have international arrest warrants issued. Investigations and prosecutions are ongoing for terrorism-related charges, including financing and conspiracy.

Classification

Confidence: High

The signal reports confirmed coordinated terrorist acts directed by Russian GRU with evidence of planned attacks, operatives recruiting foreigners for sabotage, direct attempts to destroy military-relevant infrastructure, and involvement of multiple countries with arrests and indictments. These represent hostile aggressor hybrid warfare activity.

Source URL

https://m.diena.lt/naujienos/kriminalai/kubietis-sokiu-mokytojas-itariamas-gru-nurodymu-organizaves-teroro-aktus-lietuvoje-1774594?source_id=1

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Sep 14, 2026, 15:54 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 02:47 UTC
Event time: Sep 17, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: Pattern fitSeverity: SignificantAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Sep 17, 2024, 00:00 UTC

End time

Sep 22, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Šiauliai

Region

Šiauliai County

Primary actor

Russian military intelligence agency GRU

Country

Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

Tags

GRU, terrorism, arson, Lithuania, Šiauliai, Latin American recruitment, russian intelligence operations, drone detection, critical infrastructure, international arrest warrants

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