Lithuania charges multinational gang of Russian-directed sabotage attacks

Russia behind attempted 2024 arson attack on plant supplying radio wave scanners to Ukrainian military, Lithuania says.

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Lithuanian authorities accused Russia’s GRU military intelligence service ‍on Friday of ‍masterminding attempted arson attacks on a plant that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine’s army.

Six nationals of Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Russia and Belarus had been arrested and charged over the 2024 attacks, and each faces ⁠up to 15 years in jail if convicted, senior prosecutor Arturas Urbelis told reporters on Friday.

Lithuania charges multinational gang of Russian-directed sabotage attacks

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