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  "headline": "Alleged Russian Spy Arrested in Berlin for Spying on NATO Convoy",
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  "summary_short": "German federal prosecutors arrested a Kazakh man in Berlin suspected of spying for Russian intelligence since May 2025, including photographing a NATO convoy and passing information on German military support for Ukraine.",
  "summary_extended": "On April 29, 2026, German federal prosecutors arrested Sergej K., a Kazakh national, in Berlin on suspicion of espionage for a Russian foreign intelligence service. Investigations revealed that since at least May 2025, Sergej K. maintained ongoing contact from Germany with a Russian intelligence officer, providing sensitive information related to Germany's military support for Ukraine, defense industry companies—especially those developing drones and robots—and details on military convoys on German autobahns, including a NATO convoy. He also took photos of public buildings and identified potential sabotage targets within Germany, proposing to recruit others for sabotage and spying activities. This arrest fits a broader pattern of increased Russian espionage efforts targeting logistical and technological support infrastructure for Ukraine within Western countries since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.",
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  "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/spionage-mutmasslicher-russland-spion-soll-nato-konvoi-ausgespaeht-haben/100220961.html",
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