The eyes of international intelligence are pointing towards Fly: the Russian authorities allegedly organized a sabotage campaign aimed at causing fires on board planes heading to United States and in Canada. This is the shocking hypothesis that emerged from an investigation recently published by Wall Street Journalbased on anonymous sources, according to which the investigations into two fires that broke out in July at the DHL hubs in Leipzig and Birmingham would lead directly to the involvement of the Russian military secret services, the infamous GRU.
It all started with an unsuspected package, destined to cross the Atlantic. Two apparently harmless electric massage devices containing a flammable magnesium-based mixture were reportedly shipped via DHL to North America. The goal? Verify the effectiveness of a sabotage system designed to cause fires on board passenger or cargo flights, with the potential to force pilots into emergency maneuvers or, in the worst cases, risk sinking into the sea.
European intelligence sources, who launched the investigation following the fires, have concluded that the two bombs are part of a secret Russian operation, coordinated by military intelligence agents CRANE (Glavnoe Razvedyvatel’noe Upravlenie, Main Intelligence Directorate). The plan, as revealed to the American newspaper, would have involved the use of intermediaries with the aim of testing the possibility of detonating flammable devices directly in flight.
The network behind this operation appears complex and well structured. The investigative newspaper Meduza reports that Polish police have already arrested four suspects, accused of sabotage and terrorism on behalf of a foreign power. According to authorities, one of the main suspects, initially identified as Igor Prudnikov, was later revealed to be Alekandr Suranovasan intermediary exploited by the Russian secret services to get explosive packages into the international circuit.
As Polish authorities cooperate with other European nations to capture at least two more suspects, the operation continues to cause a stir. There Lithuaniafrom which the incendiary devices were allegedly shipped, launched its own investigation, revealing the suspect’s involvement in organizing the shipment. This collaboration between law enforcement agencies from different nations highlights the severity of the threat and the potential extent of the sabotage network.
Faced with the accusations, the Kremlin he rejected any involvement, with the spokesperson Dmitry Peskov who dismissed the claims as “the usual media insinuations” and said he had not received any official notification about the incident. However, the silence of the Department of Defense US and Western intelligence statements, which indicate the CRANE as responsible, suggest a very different scenario.
Fires at DHL hubs in Germany and England reportedly occurred moments before parcels were loaded onto a transatlantic flighthighlighting the imminent danger that would be unleashed in flight. According to tests carried out by the German authorities, the magnesium-based incendiary devices would have undermined the aircraft’s fire-fighting systems, leaving an emergency landing as the only option for the pilots. But in the case of an accident in the middle of the Atlantic, the outcome could have been a tragic fall.
Since the beginning of the conflict in UkraineWestern intelligence has reported various Russian sabotage attempts on international shipping, including attacks against drones and critical transportation infrastructure. These episodes have been interpreted as actions to hinder the logistical and military support of the Western allies, often carried out with clandestine methods that are difficult to attribute unequivocally.
These episodes show how the Russiathrough a wide range of tactics – from sabotage to espionage and cyber attacks – continues to exert pressure and create dangers for Western countries. The alleged attempt to sabotage flights to North America with incendiary packages fits perfectly into this series of covert and destabilizing operations.
The story reveals a disturbing reality: apparently harmless packages transformed into incendiary devices, a sabotage plan that threatens the safety of international flights and an investigation involving police and intelligence forces from all over Europe. In this climate of growing geopolitical tensions, secret operations and international sabotage take on a dramatic significance, while the safety of citizens proves to be increasingly vulnerable, trapped in dark and dangerous power games.
This situation leaves no room for indifference: the risk is tangibleand global air traffic may soon face deadly new threats.
