German Intelligence Agencies Discovered Russian Weapons Cache Near Berlin

German intelligence agencies discovered a secret cache containing two pistols on the border between Berlin and the state of Brandenburg.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported this, citing its own sources within law enforcement agencies.

According to the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the cache belongs to Russian intelligence services and was intended for contract killings.

Among the potential targets of Russian hitmen are executives of defense companies, Russian opposition figures, and activists who support Ukraine.

After discovering the cache, law enforcement officers secured the pistols, fitted them with GPS trackers, and placed the location under round-the-clock surveillance. However, no one came to retrieve the weapons, so the cache is now considered ‘dead’ due to the possible exposure of the operation.

As part of the investigation, a suspect who may have been the direct organizer of this cache has already been detained in Romania. The German Public Prosecutor General has been handling the case since last November.

Such caches of weapons, explosives, and communications equipment were standard practice for the Soviet KGB during the Cold War to prepare sabotage operations against NATO infrastructure.