# German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian parcel sabotage plot

https://mins.news/en/item/25134

- DW, 2026-08-18 12:54 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-convicts-ukrainian-man-over-russia-parcel-plot/a-78414153?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Stuttgart higher regional court sentenced a 30-year-old Ukrainian man to one year and three months in prison for intentionally scouting potential sabotage targets for a Russian state entity. Prosecutors said he and two others sent GPS-tracked parcels from Germany to Ukraine to map transport routes. The other defendants were acquitted.

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