# German court convicts Ukrainian man in alleged Russian sabotage plot

https://mins.news/en/item/25139

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-18 12:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/germany-sentences-ukrainian-man-to-prison-over-alleged-russian-arson-plot/

> A Stuttgart court sentenced a Ukrainian man to one year and three months for spying for Russia and preparing a possible sabotage operation. His pre-trial detention counts toward the sentence, so he will be released, while two other Ukrainians in the case were acquitted.

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