Russia arrests German citizen in Kaliningrad region for alleged involvement in gas pipeline attack
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported Wednesday that it had arrested a German citizen in Kaliningrad, Russia’s exclave on the Baltic Sea coast.
In a statement cited by state media, the FSB identified the detainee as Nikolai Gaiduk, born in 1967, and said he is suspected of involvement in a March 2024 sabotage attack on a gas pipeline in Kaliningrad using an improvised explosive device.
According to the FSB, Gaiduk was detained upon entering Kaliningrad from Poland. The agency claimed he was coming to Russia to carry out additional sabotage activities.
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