# German military rates Russian sabotage threat as ‘significant’

https://mins.news/en/item/109523

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germanys-military-warns-significant-russian-sabotage-threat-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8bf8aab53aa0001d9bee2

> Germany’s armed forces have for the first time classified the threat of Russian sabotage targeting their troops and facilities as “significant,” the second-highest level on their internal scale, according to German broadcasters WDR and Sueddeutsche Zeitung, which reported the assessment on Wednesday.

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