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# Munich Arson Suspects Linked to Alleged GRU Network, FAZ Says
- URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/munich-arson-suspects-linked-to-alleged-gru-network-faz-says/
- Published: 2026-09-27T10:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-27T10:00:02.000Z
- Description: FAZ reports that German investigators suspect a GRU connection to an arson attempt near Helsing and Rohde & Schwarz in Munich. The link remains unconfirmed.
- Author: AdriaDefense Desk
- Tags: Germany, CEE, Intelligence, Industry

German investigators suspect a Russian military intelligence connection to an attempted arson at a construction site near the Munich headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing. According to [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ](https://amp.dw.com/pl/niemieccy-%C5%9Bledczy-podejrzewaj%C4%85-%C5%BCe-moskwa-stoi-za-pr%C3%B3b%C4%85-zamachu-na-koncern-zbrojeniowy-w-monachium/a-79432064?ref=adriadefense.com) on September 25, two Bulgarian suspects may be linked to a GRU network that operated from Slovakia. Prosecutors have not publicly confirmed that connection.

The incident took place on September 3\. The suspects allegedly threw incendiary devices from a moving car toward the construction site. One caused a fire, while police defused another. No one was injured, and authorities reported no major damage. Both suspects were arrested and placed in pretrial detention. 

Rohde & Schwarz has a defense technology business, while Helsing develops AI-enabled unmanned systems and supplies Ukraine. Investigators have not established whether either company was the intended target.

FAZ also reported a suspected connection to the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in August. German authorities have attributed that separate incident to Russian involvement, which Moscow denies. As [AdriaDefense previously reported](https://www.adriadefense.com/leipzig-drone-probe-tracks-sabotage-links-across-europe/), a connection between the Leipzig and Munich cases had not been publicly established. The new account remains an investigative allegation, not a confirmed finding that the two incidents were directed by the same network.