The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced that, in cooperation with national and international partners, it has foiled a new sabotage operation orchestrated by the Russian Federation on Romanian territory, which targeted a company based in Bucharest.
"The Romanian Intelligence Service, in cooperation with the DIICOT [Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism], the MAI [Ministry of Internal Affairs] - the DCCO [Combating Organized Crime Directorate], the MApN [Ministry of National Defence] - the DGIA [General Directorate for Defense Intelligence], as well as foreign partner services, prevented a new sabotage operation on national territory involving two Ukrainian citizens, who were under the direct coordination of Russian intelligence representatives, their objective being to destroy, by arson, the headquarters of the Nova Post company in Bucharest," the quoted source mentioned.
In this context, on 14 and 15 October, the SRI identified and monitored two Ukrainian citizens who entered Romanian territory from Poland en route to Bucharest, who dropped two parcels to the Nova Post headquarters in Bucharest, containing improvised incendiary devices with remote initiation, concealed inside audio headsets and car parts, along with GPS-based location tracking components.
"The deployment of our teams and specialised resources allowed the immediate identification of the incendiary parcels, their defusing and the prevention of intentional or accidental activation of the devices," the Romanian Intelligence Service stated.
Currently, judicial authorities, together with police and national security structures in Romania, are conducting investigations, including joint efforts with partners regarding the actions of the two Ukrainian citizens.
According to the SRI, the preliminary analysis reveals a complex modus operandi: the use of incendiary substances (thermite and barium nitrate), the concealment of these with the possibility of remote initiation and the adoption by the two Ukrainian nationals of self-protection measures typical of intelligence services.
"The data obtained confirm the affiliation of the two Ukrainian citizens to a broad network of saboteurs targeting European countries, controlled by Russian intelligence services. Their actions follow the same operational pattern aimed at the extensive infrastructure of Nova Post - Ukraine's largest private courier company. The specific measures taken by the SRI, along with actions coordinated with Romanian authorities and external partners, have led to the prevention of a sabotage attempt on national territory," the SRI added.
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