German police have arrested a citizen of Ukraine, who is suspected of collecting intelligence information about facilities related to military production and the defense of NATO's eastern wing for the Russian special service. Yes, Francepress agency reports, referring to the Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany. The detainee, whose name was partially revealed as Vadim I., was allegedly collecting information about the production of armored vehicles, ammunition and explosives, as well as employees and military facilities. According to the version of the investigation, at least from July 2025, he transferred this information to Russian intelligence through an intermediary. The man was arrested in the Oder-Spree region of the federal state of Brandenburg, east of Berlin. The operation was carried out by the Federal Criminal Police Department on the basis of information provided by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the German Internal Security Service. According to the prosecutor's office, the suspect was collecting information from open sources, as well as making targeted contacts with representatives of the European defense industry to obtain additional information. Germany is one of Ukraine's biggest supporters and is increasing its own defense spending against the backdrop of the threat from Russia. Berlin has repeatedly accused Moscow of waging "hybrid warfare," including espionage and sabotage. Russia rejects these accusations. At the beginning of October, the head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, Martin Jaeger, told the deputies that the secret confrontation between Russia and Germany and its allies is intensifying and of a more dangerous nature. doing. According to him, there is a danger of Germany being drawn into an armed conflict with Russia.