A Russian soldier was preparing to blow up a store in Paris; he was detained.
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According to Le Monde, this 26-year-old native of Donbass, named Maxim, has Russian and Ukrainian passports.
Previously, he fought for two years in eastern Ukraine on the side of the Russian occupiers.
As French investigators found out, the suspect planned to plant a homemade explosive device early in the morning, before the store opened, allegedly to avoid human casualties.
Security agencies have linked the attempted attack to Russia’s campaign to “destabilize” Europe.
The man was detained on June 3 in a Paris hospital. He was taken there with shrapnel wounds to his upper body, head and face, which were the result of an accidental explosion of an explosive device in his hotel room.
It is known that he arrived in the country several days before his arrest and acquired the necessary materials on the spot.
The increased activity of Russian agents in France may also be connected with the French government’s plans to increase military aid to Ukraine.
Rakurs wrote that Germany suspects Russia of causing a fire at the Diehl plant. Security sources told the Wall Street Journal that the Russians are thus trying to disrupt the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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