Incendiary Devices Arrests
Two men aged about 23–24, identified as Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Bucharest after depositing incendiary devices at a courier company, according to local reports. (x.com)
Romanian prosecutors have sent two Ukrainian men to trial over an alleged plot to burn a Nova Post courier office in Bucharest. (diicot.ro) The Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism, known as DIICOT, said on April 6 that the men, ages 23 and 24, were indicted on April 2 and remain in pre-trial detention. The case was sent to the Bucharest Court of Appeal. (diicot.ro) Prosecutors said the pair entered Romania on October 14, 2025, and deposited two packages the next day at Nova Post’s Bucharest headquarters. DIICOT said the packages contained homemade incendiary devices and created a “real state of danger” for the building and nearby residents. (diicot.ro) Romania’s intelligence service said the office sat on the ground floor of a seven-story apartment block in central Bucharest. The service said the devices were hidden inside audio headsets and car parts and included remote initiation and Global Positioning System tracking components. (sri.ro) The Romanian Intelligence Service said on October 21, 2025, that it had foiled the operation with DIICOT, the interior ministry, the defense ministry, and foreign partner services. The service said the two suspects had entered Romania from Poland and were “under the direct coordination” of Russian secret service representatives. (sri.ro) Nova Post is Ukraine’s largest private courier company, and it has become a logistics link for Ukrainians moving parcels between European Union countries and Ukraine. Balkan Insight reported that the company was the target in the Bucharest case now heading to trial. (balkaninsight.com) Romanian authorities described the alleged offense as attempted acts of diversion, a national-security charge used in sabotage cases. Local reporting said the prosecution argues the fire risk extended beyond the office because the branch operated inside a densely populated residential block. (spotmedia.ro) The case fits a pattern Romania has publicly linked to Russian-directed sabotage activity since 2024 and 2025. In its October statement, the intelligence service called the Bucharest plot “a new sabotage operation” carried out on Romanian territory. (sri.ro) Moscow’s position on this specific Romanian case was not included in the DIICOT indictment notice or the Romanian Intelligence Service statement reviewed here. The next step is a court process in Bucharest, where prosecutors will try to prove the sabotage charges. (diicot.ro)
