A German court on Tuesday handed a jail sentence of one year and three months to a Ukrainian man for spying for Russia and helping prepare possible acts of sabotage.The court in Stuttgart acquitted two other Ukrainian men aged 22 and 25 who were on trial for the same plot, which involved posting test packages containing GPS trackers in March last year to Ukraine.The plan was aimed at scoping out possibilities for “disrupting transport and infrastructure” and was ultimately directed by a “Russian state entity”, the court said.
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TUE · 2026-08-18 · 12:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0818-103453
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German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian sabotage plot
A German court in Stuttgart has sentenced a Ukrainian man to one year and three months in jail for spying for Russia and assisting in the preparation of potential sabotage. The plot involved sending test packages with GPS trackers to Ukraine in March of the previous year.
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A German court in Stuttgart has sentenced a Ukrainian man to one year and three months in jail for spying for Russia and assisting in the preparation of potential sabotage. The plot involved sending test packages with GPS trackers to Ukraine in March of the previous year. The court stated that the plan aimed to identify opportunities for disrupting transport and infrastructure and was directed by a Russian state entity. Two other Ukrainian men, aged 22 and 25, were acquitted of the same charges.
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The plot was directed by a Russian state entity.
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The plan aimed to disrupt transport and infrastructure.
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The plot involved sending test packages with GPS trackers to Ukraine.
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Two other Ukrainian men, aged 22 and 25, were acquitted of the same plot.
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A German court sentenced a Ukrainian man to one year and three months for spying for Russia and preparing sabotage.
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