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German Authorities Find Suspected Russian Weapons Cache Near Berlin

German investigators say the cache held two live handguns and ammunition, and they are probing whether it was meant for attacks on Ukraine supporters.

  • On Friday, German media reported that security authorities discovered two handguns in a forest near Berlin, which they suspect were left for Russian agents to carry out "kinetic operations."
  • The Federal Public Prosecutor is investigating the cache as a "dead letterbox," a secret drop site used to preposition materials for a serious act of violence endangering the state.
  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed Friday that Germany is in contact with Romania regarding the possible extradition of a suspect detained there in connection with the weapons discovery.
  • Dobrindt warned the case demonstrates a high threat level, with potential targets including Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger and supporters of Ukraine.
  • The BfV has warned of escalating "hybrid warfare," citing an explosive-laden drone found this month at Leipzig airport, signaling risks to critical defense infrastructure.
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One person is suspected of being related to the case of hidden weapons in Germany.

·Borås, Sweden
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Two pistols, which have been under surveillance for almost a year, no pick-up and no known target of attack. This becomes a "secret weapon depot" of Russian agents in German media. The thinner the publicly known facts, the bigger the media-related Russia alarm is apparently. The Tagesschau begins its report about the discovery in a forest area between Berlin and Brandenburg with the appropriate backdrop of a "spionage thriller". What the German …

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Ammunition stocks also returned. In the viewfinder: leaders of the defence industry and representatives of the Russian opposition

·Rome, Italy
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The German authorities will find weapons and aradnia with the Rumun Colegama

·Belgrade, Serbia
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der Standard AT broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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