{"id":20797,"date":"2026-04-29T13:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20797"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:29:08","slug":"germany-arrests-kazakhstan-citizen-accused-of-spying-for-russia-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20797","title":{"rendered":"Germany arrests Kazakhstan citizen accused of spying for Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Prosecutors say the man, identified only as \u2018Sergej K\u2019, has been in \u2018continuous contact\u2019 with Russian intelligence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 29 Apr 2026<\/span>29 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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German authorities have arrested a Kazakh man in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, according to the German Federal Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Identified only as Sergej K, the man had been \u201cin continuous contact from Germany with a Russian intelligence service\u201d since at least May last year, the office said in a statement on Wednesday, a day after the arrest.<\/p>\n

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Prosecutors 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.<\/p>\n

Other activities included offering to find other espionage agents in Germany, prosecutors added, but they did not make clear whether he had done so.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate reaction from Kazakhstan or Russia.<\/p>\n

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The case is the latest in a string of Moscow-linked espionage and disinformation plots German authorities claim to have discovered since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

German police have also arrested various alleged \u201cdisposable\u201d agents, known to carry out sabotage and espionage without any formal training for Russia in exchange for small payments.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Berlin summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn what it called \u201cdirect threats\u201d against \u201ctargets in Germany\u201d.<\/p>\n

Berlin\u2019s Federal Foreign Office said at the time that the threats were intended to undermine Germany\u2019s support for Ukraine. \u201cOur response is clear: we will not be intimidated. Such threats and all forms of espionage in Germany are completely unacceptable,\u201d the Foreign Office said.<\/p>\n

Germany has also accused \u201cstate-sponsored\u201d Russian hackers of carrying out an \u201cintolerable\u201d 2023 cyberattack on members of the Social Democratic Party, a charge that Russia\u2019s embassy in Germany \u201ccategorically rejected\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Russia has essentially banned Germany\u2019s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle on the grounds that it produces \u201chostile anti-Russian propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moscow has repeatedly denied any involvement in Germany-based espionage schemes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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