# Der Spiegel: 24-year-old Ukrainian arrested in Romania left weapons cache outside Berlin

https://mins.news/en/item/33427

- Meduza, 2026-08-26 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/26/der-spiegel-the-weapons-cache-found-outside-berlin-was-left-there-by-a-24-year-old-ukrainian-man-arrested-in-romania

> Der Spiegel reports that 24-year-old Ukrainian Vadym S. placed two pistols and ammunition in a forest cache outside Berlin as part of a group allegedly preparing sabotage in Europe on orders from Russian intelligence. He was later arrested in Bucharest after leaving incendiary devices at a Nova Poshta branch. The Russian Embassy in Germany called links to Russian intelligence “speculation.”

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