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  "description": "On 9 and 10 May 2025, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany took Ukrainian nationals Vladyslav T. and Daniil B. into provisional custody and obtained arrest warrants issued by the Federal Court of Justice. Vladyslav T. was arrested in Cologne by the Cologne Police Department, and Daniil B. in Konstanz by the State Criminal Police Office Baden-Württemberg. Both were ordered into pre-trial detention. On 13 May 2025, another Ukrainian national, Yevhen B., was arrested in Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, and awaits extradition. The individuals are suspected of intelligence activities aimed at sabotage, including agreeing to conduct aggravated arson and cause explosions. Allegedly, by March 2025, they declared their willingness to Russian agents to commit incendiary and explosive attacks on freight transports in Germany. They were tasked with sending parcels equipped with explosive and incendiary devices that ignite during shipment to recipients in Ukraine. Vladyslav T. sent two test parcels containing GPS tracking devices in late March 2025 to spy on transport routes, taking orders from Yevhen B. who also provided contents for the parcels via Daniil B. The Federal Criminal Police is leading the investigation due to the case's particular significance.",
  "summary_short": "On 9-10 May 2025, German authorities arrested three Ukrainian nationals for suspected intelligence activities linked to sabotage and planned explosive attacks on freight transports in Germany, allegedly for Russian authorities.",
  "summary_extended": "Between 9 and 13 May 2025, the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested three Ukrainian nationals—Vladyslav T., Daniil B., and Yevhen B. (the last arrested in Switzerland)—on suspicion of intelligence activities for sabotage purposes. Vladyslav T. was arrested in Cologne on 9 May and Daniil B. in Konstanz on 10 May. Yevhen B. was arrested on 13 May in Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, awaiting extradition. The suspects are accused of planning and preparing incendiary and explosive attacks on freight transport in Germany, allegedly on behalf of Russian authorities, including sending parcels rigged with explosive/incendiary devices to Ukraine. Vladyslav T. also reportedly sent two test parcels with GPS trackers in March 2025 to spy on transport routes, acting under instructions from Yevhen B. The Federal Criminal Police leads the investigations, which are considered of particular significance under German law.",
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  "url": "https://generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2025/Pressemitteilung-vom-14-05-2025-engl.html",
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  "summary_extended": "Between 9 and 13 May 2025, the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested three Ukrainian nationals—Vladyslav T., Daniil B., and Yevhen B. (the last arrested in Switzerland)—on suspicion of intelligence activities for sabotage purposes. Vladyslav T. was arrested in Cologne on 9 May and Daniil B. in Konstanz on 10 May. Yevhen B. was arrested on 13 May in Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, awaiting extradition. The suspects are accused of planning and preparing incendiary and explosive attacks on freight transport in Germany, allegedly on behalf of Russian authorities, including sending parcels rigged with explosive/incendiary devices to Ukraine. Vladyslav T. also reportedly sent two test parcels with GPS trackers in March 2025 to spy on transport routes, acting under instructions from Yevhen B. The Federal Criminal Police leads the investigations, which are considered of particular significance under German law.",
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