russian special services. sabotage in Germany. Ukrainians. Kremlin agents

russian websites are spreading information that three Ukrainian citizens suspected of preparing acts of sabotage have been detained in Germany and Switzerland: "According to The Guardian, citing German prosecutors, the arrested planned to commit arson and explosions at freight transport facilities". In fact, this information is manipulated. 

According to German prosecutors, the three Ukrainians acted as ‘foreign agents’ of russia and were arrested on suspicion of planning to place explosive devices in transported goods: https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2025/Pressemitteilung-vom-14-05-2025.html?nn=478184
"On 9 May and 10 May 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office arrested Ukrainian citizens Vladyslav T. and Danylo B., and a petition for arrest warrants was submitted to the investigating judge of the Federal Court", the agency's website says.
Deutsche Welle also reports that all three Ukrainian citizens ‘were ready to commit acts of arson, planned to send parcels with explosive devices and handed them over to persons “allegedly acting on behalf of russian state bodies”. According to federal prosecutors, the suspects intended to set fire to freight trains travelling to Ukraine: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-arrests-3-for-planning-russian-sabotage-attacks/a-68048728 
Deutsche Welle also writes that German intelligence services have repeatedly detained people working for russia, hiring people to carry out espionage and sabotage across the country. The publication warns of the growing threat of russian sabotage: "In particular, one of those arrested discussed sabotage operations in Germany targeting industrial facilities and military infrastructure, aimed at undermining German aid to Ukraine".
Another false story of a similar nature concerns a Ukrainian man whom London law enforcement officials accuse of setting fire to the house and apartment of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. russian media immediately picked up on this news and developed it with their own narratives. For example, they invented that the suspect, Roman Lavrynovych, worked as an escort and had a ‘relationship’ with the British Prime Minister, and that personal insults prompted the Ukrainian to commit the crime. British pro-russian propagandist George Galloway also wrote about this. What is the truth?

In fact, The Telegraph notes that russia may be behind the arson attack on the house where the prime minister used to live: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/13/russia-fire-prime-ministers-house-escalation/ Investigators are considering this version, which is linked to terrorism. Journalists point to the clear planning of the attack, which arouses suspicion among law enforcement agencies. The publication recalls that last year, criminals burned down a warehouse in London belonging to a Ukrainian company. At that time, two British citizens pleaded guilty and confessed that they had received money from foreign intelligence services. There is no reliable data or information in foreign sources that Roman Lavrynovych worked as an escort and that the motive for the crime was a personal insult based on a sexual relationship with Keir Starmer. Such lies are spread both to discredit Ukraine in the international arena and to discredit the British Prime Minister.

Moreover, Lavrynovych was not the only one charged with arson in houses belonging to Starmer. The second suspect was 26-year-old Romanian citizen Stanislav Karpyuk. Details about the third person have not been disclosed.
It is worth noting that the kremlin regularly hires ‘disposable’ agents to carry out a variety of simple tasks (sabotage, espionage, explosives preparation, etc.) around the world. A person's nationality does not matter. All that matters is the desire to make money. Very often, agents are recruited through social media. This phenomenon is also present among Ukrainians with a low social status (unemployed, drug addicts, representatives of criminal groups). It turns out that some Ukrainians are indeed acting against their people and their country out of a desire for instant enrichment. But the same applies to citizens of other countries. 
russian special services know exactly who their target audience is and are skilled at recruiting people. They have been doing this for more than a century. And this is their insidiousness and danger. That is why it is so important to counteract the activities of russian intelligence services around the world in an organised and decisive manner.
Based on materials from Spravdi.ua, Stopfake.org
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Ukrainians in Germany. Crime in the context of immigration. russian fakes

Desinformation is being spread online that Ukrainians have become leaders of refugee crime in Germany. Propagandists attribute this statement to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). This statement is not true. The largest group of migrants suspected of crimes is made up of people from Syria (19.2%). In 2023, Ukrainians accounted for only 11.6% of suspects. This is significantly less than their share among all refugees living in Germany (33.1%).

According to russian media reports, the influx of Ukrainian refugees into Germany has allegedly led to a significant increase in crimes committed by migrants, including cases of rape, theft, and intentional and unintentional murders of locals and visitors by migrants.
"Most of the suspects come from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine. Ukrainians accounted for the largest share of migrant criminals in 2023 (33.1%)", several media outlets reported, citing a report by the German Criminal Police.
This statement is inaccurate and manipulates data from the BKA's 2023 report entitled "Crime in the context of immigration" (pictured). Firstly, the report shows that in 2023, Ukrainians accounted for the largest share of refugees in Germany - 33.1% of all migrants (not in the context of crime). Most of them are people who have been granted temporary protection due to the war waged by russia against Ukraine. Ukrainians are followed by citizens of Syria (21.4%), Afghanistan (10.2%) and other countries. The report also notes an increase in crimes committed by migrants compared to the previous year, such as theft (+34.6%), crimes against personal freedom (+19.5%), crimes against property and forgery (+31%), as well as cases of rape and aggression (+16.5%). However, the share of migrants among all suspects in Germany is 8.9%, meaning that 9 out of 10 crimes were committed by non-migrants.
Propaganda sources spreading false information claim that Ukrainians are leading the way in migrant-related crimes. This is not true. The 33.1% figure in the report refers to the share of Ukrainians among all migrants living in Germany. In fact, the largest share of suspected migrants is from Syria (19.2%). Other leading groups include people from Afghanistan (11.2%), Iraq (5.4%), Georgia and other countries. Ukrainians are much less likely to be suspected of crimes than migrants from other countries. For comparison, migrants from North African countries (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) have a much higher crime rate compared to the population (8.9% of suspects, but only 0.6% of refugees per country).
It is also worth noting that the majority of Ukrainians in Germany are women and children fleeing the war. According to the BKA report, only 17.3% of suspected migrants are women. The document also notes an increase in the number of migrants who have become victims of crime. Almost half of them came from Syria, Ukraine and Afghanistan. In addition, the agency recorded a significant increase in the number of victims, particularly among Ukrainians (8,343 victims in 2023 compared to 3,883 in 2022 and 256 in 2021).
Based on the materials Stopfake.org