Against the backdrop of a stalemate on the front in Ukraine and growing pressure on the Russian economy, the Kremlin, according to Western intelligence, has ordered an expansion of sabotage and “hybrid” operations in Europe. The goal is to undermine support for Kyiv in the coming months. One of the...
Russia has begun sabotage against Danish firms supplying weapons to Ukraine
Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said Russia has moved from planning to carrying out sabotage operations against Danish companies that supply goods to Ukraine. Josefine Christensen, a lead analyst at PET, made the remarks on Wednesday at a homeland security conference in Copenhagen. She said the shift marks a...
Armed men from Belarus staged a sabotage operation in Latvia
A group of masked men damaged surveillance infrastructure and removed cameras on the Latvian-Belarusian border, Latvian Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava said on October 6. According to him, the intruders returned to the Belarusian side before a border patrol arrived. The incident followed an attempted illegal crossing. Dombrava and Latvia’s National...
Brussels prepares new restrictions on Russian diplomats amid sabotage across Europe
EU member states are discussing tighter restrictions and additional checks on Russian diplomats amid a wave of hybrid attacks in Europe, Euronews reported on 6 October, citing diplomatic sources. The talks are still at an early stage and are seen as a possible next step in the bloc’s sanctions regime....
Netherlands steps up civilian preparedness for cyberattacks, blackouts and sabotage
Dutch authorities are expanding a civil preparedness programme for hybrid threats — cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, prolonged power outages and sabotage. Households are advised to keep water, food, batteries and other essentials at home for at least 72 hours. Justice Minister David van Weel told the Financial Times that during...
NATO steps up intelligence sharing in response to sabotage in Europe
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, said the alliance is intensifying intelligence sharing in response to a series of sabotage acts and other incidents that allies assess as linked to Russia. At the same time, he urged the alliance to remain “calm and confident” in...
About 50 sabotage incidents recorded in Europe in September
According to available data from European intelligence services, around fifty incidents classified as hybrid operations occurred in September 2026 across the EU and the United Kingdom. The geography includes Germany, France, Britain, Poland, Spain, the Baltic states and Scandinavia. Targets cited include military-industrial enterprises, warehouses, railway infrastructure, aviation logistics facilities,...
Large-scale sabotage paralyzes railways across the Netherlands
A large-scale act of sabotage hit the Dutch railway network on the morning of 15 September. Unknown individuals attached metal and plastic pipes to the tracks at more than 30 locations. The safety system mistakenly registered those sections as occupied, signals switched to red, and train traffic in the central...
German military counterintelligence says sabotage and hybrid-attack threats have risen
Over the past year, the threat of sabotage and hybrid attacks in Germany has increased markedly. That assessment appears in the 2025 annual report of the Bundeswehr Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD). The service links a substantial share of suspicious sabotage cases to Russia with a high degree of probability, Der...
The Kremlin’s Disposable Agents in Europe
Russia’s hybrid aggression against Europe has intensified markedly in 2026, and one of its most dangerous strands is the expansion of sabotage. In recent months, European intelligence services have increasingly warned of Russian sabotage, the recruitment of operatives, and preparations for attacks on sites linked to support for Ukraine. The...