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Germany detains Ukrainian suspected of spying on defence firm

By Thomson Reuters Aug 6, 2026 | 3:44 AM

BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters) – German prosecutors have ​detained ‌a 33-year-old Ukrainian national suspected of gathering ‌information ​on ⁠the premises ⁠of a defence company in southern Germany ​for sabotage purposes, ⁠they ⁠said on ​Thursday.

The man, who ​was detained on ‌Sunday, is suspected of working ⁠as a low-level agent on behalf ⁠of ‌a foreign ⁠spy ​agency, ‌they added, ​without naming ⁠which country.

(Reporting by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Miranda ​Murray)