During summer 2024, several incendiary devices hidden inside air freight packages nearly caused catastrophic fires in DHL logistics centers near airports in Birmingham (UK), Leipzig (Germany), and Warsaw (Poland). The packages were sent from Lithuania by air freight. Investigations across Poland, Lithuania, Germany, and the UK revealed a cross-border sabotage operation believed to be orchestrated by the Russian state. A 38-year-old Romanian suspect was arrested at London Stansted Airport in March 2025 on suspicion of aiding a foreign intelligence service and was released on bail pending further investigation. German officials stated that Germany narrowly escaped a plane crash because the incendiary package ignited only after delayed ground handling. Several other arrests were reported in Lithuania, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina related to sending and coordinating these sabotages. The German Federal Prosecutor is leading the investigation, while Russia denies involvement. Police have searched two addresses in Essex related to the London arrest with investigations ongoing.

During summer 2024, several incendiary devices hidden inside air freight packages nearly caused catastrophic fires in DHL logistics centers near airports in Birmingham (UK), Leipzig (Germany), and Warsaw (Poland). The packages were sent from Lithuania by air freight. Investigations across Poland, Lithuania, Germany, and the UK revealed a cross-border sabotage operation believed to be orchestrated by the Russian state. A 38-year-old Romanian suspect was arrested at London Stansted Airport in March 2025 on suspicion of aiding a foreign intelligence service and was released on bail pending further investigation. German officials stated that Germany narrowly escaped a plane crash because the incendiary package ignited only after delayed ground handling. Several other arrests were reported in Lithuania, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina related to sending and coordinating these sabotages. The German Federal Prosecutor is leading the investigation, while Russia denies involvement. Police have searched two addresses in Essex related to the London arrest with investigations ongoing.