In December 2024, three individuals carried out sabotage attacks on hundreds of vehicles across four German federal states by filling the exhaust pipes with expanding foam and placing stickers reading 'SEI GRÜNER!' alongside images of then-Green Party Federal Minister Robert Habeck. The perpetrators, aged 18, 21, and 22, confessed fully to the acts in a trial at the Ulm Regional Court, expressing deep regret. Authorities believe these attacks aimed to discredit the Green Party ahead of the 2025 Bundestag election and manipulate voter behavior. The suspects reportedly received 100 euros per damaged car from an alleged instigator, possibly linked to Russian intelligence or a Serbian citizen residing in Russia, although no conclusive evidence identified the instigator and investigations were closed. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns about 'disposable agents' recruited by Russian intelligence for sabotage and espionage, categorizing such actions as part of a hybrid threat against Germany. The case underscores ongoing hybrid warfare tactics targeting democratic processes in Germany.

In December 2024, three individuals carried out sabotage attacks on hundreds of vehicles across four German federal states by filling the exhaust pipes with expanding foam and placing stickers reading 'SEI GRÜNER!' alongside images of then-Green Party Federal Minister Robert Habeck. The perpetrators, aged 18, 21, and 22, confessed fully to the acts in a trial at the Ulm Regional Court, expressing deep regret. Authorities believe these attacks aimed to discredit the Green Party ahead of the 2025 Bundestag election and manipulate voter behavior. The suspects reportedly received 100 euros per damaged car from an alleged instigator, possibly linked to Russian intelligence or a Serbian citizen residing in Russia, although no conclusive evidence identified the instigator and investigations were closed. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns about 'disposable agents' recruited by Russian intelligence for sabotage and espionage, categorizing such actions as part of a hybrid threat against Germany. The case underscores ongoing hybrid warfare tactics targeting democratic processes in Germany.