Key facts
- A Russian-coordinated sabotage network is believed responsible for a September industrial fire in Romania.
- Prosecutors are seeking the extradition of three suspects from Belarus and Ukraine.
- The suspects were detained in Germany and Poland.
- Targets assigned to the network included weapons production facilities.
Romania's Intelligence Service announced on Monday that it had identified a sabotage network coordinated by Russia, which it believes was responsible for a fire at an industrial site in September. The site was located in central Romania near a state-owned weapons company. Prosecutors are seeking the extradition of three suspects – two from Belarus detained in Germany and one from Ukraine detained in Poland – who are suspected of involvement in the arson. The Intelligence Service stated that the network's coordinators had assigned targets including weapons production facilities and other objectives of military and industrial interest. Romania, a member of the EU and NATO, shares a long border with Ukraine and has reported an increase in Russian hybrid warfare tactics, including drone incursions, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and attacks on cargo vessels.