In late summer 2025, German security authorities discovered a secret weapons depot at the outskirts of Berlin, near the border of Brandenburg and Berlin, containing two live firearms. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) assesses this to be a secret Russian intelligence depot— a dead drop for agents intended for kinetic operations such as attacks within Germany. A suspect linked to the depot was arrested in Romania in autumn 2025. The General Federal Prosecutor's Office has pursued charges since November 2025 for preparation of a serious state-endangering violent act. The depot was left intact and monitored after discovery, but is now considered inactive or 'dead' due to police activity and arrests. The weapons were disabled and equipped with GPS trackers. The Russian embassy has not responded to inquiries, and prior Russian denials label such accusations as conspiracy theories. Historical precedent for such tactics dates back to Cold War Soviet operations. A similar explosive cache was found in 2024 near a NATO pipeline in Rheinland-Pfalz. This incident reflects ongoing concerns about Russian intelligence's hostile hybrid tactics in Germany.

In late summer 2025, German security authorities discovered a secret weapons depot at the outskirts of Berlin, near the border of Brandenburg and Berlin, containing two live firearms. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) assesses this to be a secret Russian intelligence depot— a dead drop for agents intended for kinetic operations such as attacks within Germany. A suspect linked to the depot was arrested in Romania in autumn 2025. The General Federal Prosecutor's Office has pursued charges since November 2025 for preparation of a serious state-endangering violent act. The depot was left intact and monitored after discovery, but is now considered inactive or 'dead' due to police activity and arrests. The weapons were disabled and equipped with GPS trackers. The Russian embassy has not responded to inquiries, and prior Russian denials label such accusations as conspiracy theories. Historical precedent for such tactics dates back to Cold War Soviet operations. A similar explosive cache was found in 2024 near a NATO pipeline in Rheinland-Pfalz. This incident reflects ongoing concerns about Russian intelligence's hostile hybrid tactics in Germany.