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Three foreigners are suspected.
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) uncovered a sabotage network directly controlled by the Russian Federation's security services. This network is linked to a fire that occurred 14 September on the grounds of an industrial complex in Brașov, directly adjacent to the CARFIL SA facility — a subsidiary of the national corporation ROMARM.
This was reported by Digi24.
The investigation is looking into the involvement of three foreign nationals: one Ukrainian and two Belarusians. Two suspects were arrested in Germany, where they were preparing other similar crimes. The third was found on Monday on Polish territory. The Bucharest Court of Appeal issued European arrest warrants for all three in absentia. Romanian authorities are taking measures to extradite them to Romania.
Investigations carried out during this year uncovered other attempted sabotages against targets in Romania, including international military facilities and sites used for training Ukrainian service members.
According to the SRI, the network’s tasks were not limited to Romania. Its Russian coordinators identified a wide list of targets in the region, including state and private enterprises that produce armaments, as well as other military and industrial sites.
Recruitment for sabotage can begin with an offer of money for a task that initially seems harmless. Recruiters typically contact potential perpetrators through social networks. At first they offer payment for individual assignments — for example, observing certain sites or photographing them. Over time, the tasks become increasingly serious and can involve property damage, arson, or even murder.
If someone refuses, the coordinators may resort to pressure and blackmail. Most often such networks exploit the financial difficulties, addictions, or criminal pasts of the recruited individuals.
To hide participants’ identities and movement routes, network members may use transport, housing, and payment methods registered in other people’s names. For communication they also use SIM cards from operators in third countries and encrypted messengers.
Recently Romanian intelligence thwarted a sabotage inside the country that had been planned by a Russian citizen.
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