Romanian intelligence revealed a group of saboteurs whose target was industrial plants in EU countries, and claims that its coordinates are in Russia 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA". The Romanian Information Service (SRI) reported the discovery of a sabotage network, which, according to the intelligence service, was coordinated from the territory of Russia and was involved in a fire at an industrial site in the city of Brasov. The investigation is being conducted jointly with the law enforcement authorities of several European countries. On October 27, the Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and filed an official protest with him regarding the alleged sabotage in Brasov. The government considers Russia responsible for the September 14 arson based on certain "evidence" gathered by the international investigation. At the same time, Bucharest officially accused the Russian armed forces of systematic attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. The Foreign Ministry stated that the attacks caused casualties, violated international law and threatened freedom of navigation. The Russian embassy rejected the accusations, saying that Bucharest had not provided convincing evidence of Moscow's involvement in the incident in Brasov, and assured that Moscow did not organize sabotage either in Romania or in other European countries. A fire in Brasov happened on September 14 in the vicinity of the CARFIL factory, part of the state security concern ROMARM. The fire damaged the premises of several commercial companies. On October 26, SRI announced that its investigation had identified the alleged perpetrators of the arson and identified connections between them. According to the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), the suspects are three citizens of the former Soviet republics - two Belarusians and one Ukrainian, who lived in the European Union.

Romanian intelligence revealed a group of saboteurs whose target was industrial plants in EU countries, and claims that its coordinates are in Russia 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA". The Romanian Information Service (SRI) reported the discovery of a sabotage network, which, according to the intelligence service, was coordinated from the territory of Russia and was involved in a fire at an industrial site in the city of Brasov. The investigation is being conducted jointly with the law enforcement authorities of several European countries. On October 27, the Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and filed an official protest with him regarding the alleged sabotage in Brasov. The government considers Russia responsible for the September 14 arson based on certain "evidence" gathered by the international investigation. At the same time, Bucharest officially accused the Russian armed forces of systematic attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. The Foreign Ministry stated that the attacks caused casualties, violated international law and threatened freedom of navigation. The Russian embassy rejected the accusations, saying that Bucharest had not provided convincing evidence of Moscow's involvement in the incident in Brasov, and assured that Moscow did not organize sabotage either in Romania or in other European countries. A fire in Brasov happened on September 14 in the vicinity of the CARFIL factory, part of the state security concern ROMARM. The fire damaged the premises of several commercial companies. On October 26, SRI announced that its investigation had identified the alleged perpetrators of the arson and identified connections between them. According to the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), the suspects are three citizens of the former Soviet republics - two Belarusians and one Ukrainian, who lived in the European Union.