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Germany arrests Kazakh national suspected of spying for Russia
29 April 2026 13:37 Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a citizen of Kazakhstan on suspicion of espionage in favour of Russia in Berlin, according to German media. The 47-year-old man is accused of acting as an agent for Russian intelligence and may also have been prepared to carry out potential acts of sabotage. Investigators say the suspect mainly photographed various objects using his smartphone and sent the images to his contact in Russian intelligence. These included military convoys on highways, official vehicles belonging to politicians and security services, government buildings, and defence industry sites, primarily in Berlin. Authorities noted that he likely only recorded publicly accessible locations, but said this does not exclude criminal liability for espionage. In one case, military transport vehicles from another NATO country were also reportedly involved, which could fall under additional legal provisions related to the status of alliance forces. By Jeyhun Aghazada Caliber.Az Read more about the key topics in this news story. Views: 72
Germany arrests Kazakhstan citizen accused of spying for Russia ...
Prosecutors say the man, identified only as ‘Sergej K’, has been in ‘continuous contact’ with Russian intelligence.German authorities have arrested a Kazakh man in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, according to the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office.Identified only as Sergej K, the man had been “in continuous contact from Germany with a Russian intelligence service” since at least May last year, the office said in a statement on Wednesday, a day after the arrest.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Germany summons Russian ambassador, citing ‘direct threats’list 2 of 4EU eyes Ukraine loan, Israeli settler sanctions, after Hungarian electionlist 3 of 4Russia says will halt oil flow to Germany via Druzhba pipelinelist 4 of 4Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineriesend of listProsecutors said Sergej K provided his Russian handler with details about German military aid for Ukraine, including companies involved in developing drones and robotic systems. He also allegedly sent photos of NATO military convoys and public buildings in Berlin.Other activities included offering to find other espionage agents in Germany, prosecutors added, but they did not make clear whether he had done so.There was no immediate reaction from Kazakhstan or Russia.Previous casesThe case is the latest in a string of Moscow-linked espionage and disinformation plots German authorities claim to have discovered since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Two German-Russian dual nationals were arrested in 2024 on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks on United States military sites in Germany to undermine Western military support for Ukraine.German police have also arrested various alleged “disposable” agents, known to carry out sabotage and espionage without any formal training for Russia in exchange for small payments.Earlier this month, Berlin summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn what it called “direct threats” against “targets in Germany”.Berlin’s Federal Foreign Office said at the time that the threats were intended to undermine Germany’s support for Ukraine. “Our response is clear: we will not be intimidated. Such threats and all forms of espionage in Germany are completely unacceptable,” the Foreign Office said.Germany has also accused “state-sponsored” Russian hackers of carrying out an “intolerable” 2023 cyberattack on members of the Social Democratic Party, a charge that Russia’s embassy in Germany “categorically rejected”.Mea...
German police arrest Kazakh national suspected of ties to Russian ...
German police have arrested a Kazakh national suspected of spying for Russia. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Sergei K. allegedly passed information about Germany's defense industry and possible sabotage targets to Russian intelligence.
Germany arrests Kazakh man suspected of spying for Russia
German police have arrested a Kazakh national on suspicion of spying for a foreign intelligence service, including sending information to Russia about military support for Ukraine and the ...
