Germany Charges German-Ukrainian Woman With Spying for Russia via Berlin Embassy Contact
On Sept. 14, 2026, German federal prosecutors charged a German-Ukrainian woman identified as Ilona W. with spying for Russia. She is accused of maintaining contacts since at least October 2023 with an intelligence officer at the Russian embassy in Berlin and gathering information on German defense policy and industry by befriending former defense ministry staff. Arrested in January 2026 and still in pre-trial detention, her case sits inside Berlin’s broader push against what it calls an escalating Russian hybrid threat.
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