The drones of the Russian Federation spy on the routes of supply of weapons of the Armed Forces: interrupt logistics and set fire to - NYT

About it writes The New York Times. According to the sources with which journalists of the publication communicated, the US and Germany discussed Russian sabotage efforts, in particular, fires in warehouses in the United Kingdom, attempts to cut cables under the Baltic Sea and a number of operations aimed at undermining the support of Kiev.

This year, the number of Russian sabotage has declined significantly, which indicates increased security in Europe and the efforts of the US and Europe intelligence services, the article reads. "It is more difficult for the Russians to act in this situation. But it is quite possible to assume that the Russians are now a little cautious while negotiations are ongoing," said Seth Jones, who studies this issue for the Strategic and International Research Center (CSIS).

The media recalled the findings of the CSIS report published in March 2025. The document stated that the number of Russian attacks in Europe increased four times between 2022 and 2023, and then again tripled between 2023 and 2024. In the first six months of this year, only 4 incidents qualified as sabotage or attempt to sabotage from Russia.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies has announced this month that this year the number of sabotage operations has decreased, but the threat remains because Europeans are difficult to coordinate actions. According to sources of the publication, the US intelligence provided information to the European governments about potential sabotages.

This included warnings for German intelligence representatives for the purpose of delivery of explosives or ignition devices on cargo aircraft flying through Germany. The warning has led to the arrest of three citizens of Ukraine in Germany and Switzerland. The Federal Prosecutor's Office in Berlin stated at the time that the plan seemed to be part of a conspiracy to damage the logistics infrastructure for commercial freight.

Also, US and Europe officials are increasingly concerned about drones in Germany. The German Armed Forces spokesman stated that the drone flights near military bases pose a significant threat to security. The publication also reports that at least some of the drones were made in Iran, and representatives of German intelligence believe that drones could run from ships in the Baltic Sea. US officials confirmed the fact of flights of unknown drones, but stated that they could not track their origin.

They believe that drones were managed by Russians or people working for Russian intelligence services. Seth Jones said the drone flights over the supply routes were "direct espionage", NYT explained. It is emphasized that Russia is trying to find out which firms are producing weapons for Ukraine and how weapons are shipped to Poland and then transported to Ukraine. Meanwhile, a comment from the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov on the publication of The New York Times appeared.

The Kremlin spokesman called the investigation "another duck". "No, we did not have time to get acquainted with these media reports. But it is difficult to imagine, because in this case, the Germans would probably be recorded and unlikely to be silent," he told reporters. We will remind, Focus wrote about the actions of the special services of the Russian Federation in Europe. For example, Russian spies were exposed in the UK, which are responsible for a blow to the theater in Mariupol.

Two agents were accused of breaking the mobile phone of Yulia Skripal five years before the Russian intelligence administration of the game poisoned their deadly nervous substance "News". It was also reported that the European Commission is investigating a possible spy of the Russian Federation, which works as a translator and was invited to a closed meeting in Brussels.