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🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
National & Local

Russians attack transport and energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces targeted transport and energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, injuring four people, including two children.

Mar 4 • 18:05 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

More suspected crimes against critical societal operations

Over 2,000 reports of suspected crimes against critical societal operations were received last year in Sweden, double the number from the previous year, with a significant portion related to break-ins and illegal photography at sensitive locations.

Mar 4 • 05:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Enel registers 13.2 km of stolen cables in RJ, equivalent to the length of the Rio-Niterói Bridge

Enel Distribuição Rio reported the theft of 13.2 kilometers of cables in Rio de Janeiro, marking an 8.2% increase from the previous year.

Mar 3 • 09:01 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Died after falling from a bridge: sentences requested for three employees of Palazzo Marino

Prosecutors in Milan requested prison sentences for three municipal employees following the death of a man due to a bridge collapse.

Mar 3 • 04:00 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

AMLO uses the Army in his megaprojects... and insecurity in Mexico worsens

AMLO's presidency has seen the military heavily involved in megaprojects, yet insecurity and violent crime rates have surged during his term.

Feb 27 • 14:02 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Ukrainians found a way to take revenge on the Russians. A 300,000-strong city is freezing

The article discusses how Ukrainian attacks have impacted the energy infrastructure in Belgorod, leading to severe consequences for its residents.

Feb 23 • 05:29 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Man charged with sabotage against waterworks

A 30-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a water treatment plant in Västerås and causing a shutdown that disrupted water supply to the city.

Feb 18 • 13:06 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Chrysochoidis: 8 new prisons, Korydallus will be moved to Aspropyrgos - Which cameras are issuing fines

Greek citizen protection minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced the construction of 8 new prisons amid concerns over overcrowding in existing facilities following a recent murder incident.

Feb 18 • 09:56 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Slab that collapsed and killed a child in RS was 'in disagreement with good engineering practices', concludes expertise

A concrete slab collapse in Porto Alegre that killed a seven-year-old girl and injured two others was attributed to multiple construction failures according to an official report.

Feb 13 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Wife of a faction leader in MT serves house arrest and can only leave to take daughters to the doctor and attend hearings

Ingride Fontinelles Morais, accused of ties to organized crime, is under house arrest with limited mobility for her children's needs.

Feb 12 • 04:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

321 Suspected Cases - Sabotage Has Almost Become Everyday in Germany

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reported 321 suspected cases of sabotage against infrastructure and authorities last year, with security agencies suspecting some incidents might involve Russian state actors.

Feb 6 • 06:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

How the 'Panagopoulos network' operated: communication companies and cash hand-to-hand payments

The article discusses the operations of the 'Panagopoulos network', revealing concerning findings about shell companies involved in state and European fund mismanagement through direct contract assignments without proper personnel or infrastructure.

Feb 6 • 05:30 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Investigations rule out prior damage to the Interoceanic Train

Ministerial investigations following the Interoceanic Train accident confirm that the infrastructure was rehabilitated and properly equipped, dismissing technical failures as the cause of the derailment despite earlier reports of deteriorating tracks and outdated locomotives.

Feb 5 • 03:24 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The EU warned in 2022 about the 'end of life' of the tracks of the line where the accident occurred in Adamuz

The European Union indicated in 2022 that the tracks involved in the train accident in Adamuz were at the end of their useful life, while the European Investment Bank provided a 90 million loan to ensure safety standards on the Madrid-Sevilla route.

Feb 4 • 03:13 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

How Russia Uses Hackers to Attack Western Infrastructure

Russian hackers are now reportedly state-sponsored, as evidenced by a recent incident in Muleshoe, Texas, where a cyber attack caused overflow in the city's water system.

Feb 3 • 18:05 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Lithuanian Security Service: last year there was an increase in incidents at critical infrastructure facilities

The Lithuanian Security Service reported a rise in incidents at critical infrastructure facilities, attributed to improved training of security personnel and a growing awareness of threats, with some incidents linked to possible malicious activity orchestrated by Russian intelligence services.

Feb 2 • 15:05 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

Russian Intelligence Planned Arson Attack in Czech Republic, Lithuanian Prosecutor's Office Reports

Lithuania charges six individuals from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Russia, and Belarus for attempting to set fire to a business supplying radio scanners to the Ukrainian army, linked to Russian military intelligence GRU, with efforts also targeting infrastructure in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Poland.

Jan 16 • 10:03 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
Crime & Justice

They attempted to turn off heating in Poland. Are Russian services testing a new method of cyber attack?

A dangerous cyber attack on Poland's energy infrastructure occurred just before the end of 2025, potentially leaving 500,000 people without heating if successful.

Jan 15 • 19:36 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
Crime & Justice

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy system qualified as crimes against humanity

The Security Service of Ukraine has documented numerous Russian air attacks on its energy infrastructure, asserting these actions are a deliberate campaign aimed at destroying the Ukrainian people and amount to crimes against humanity.

Jan 15 • 08:42 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Left-wing terrorism is again very active - also connected to climate protection

CDU interior politician Alexander Throm discusses the need to better protect critical infrastructure in Germany amid rising left-wing terrorism linked to climate issues.

Jan 14 • 10:51 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial for the Garmisch Train Accident: Will Sleeper 18 Be the Downfall of One of the Two Defendants?

The trial concerning the Garmisch-Partenkirchen train accident, which resulted in five deaths, may hinge on sleeper 18, although it was not the actual cause of the disaster.

Jan 14 • 09:39 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

These 13 attacks are attributed to the left-wing 'Vulcan groups' by the federal government

Since 2011, the 'Vulcan groups' are believed to have committed at least 13 acts of sabotage on rail, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure in Berlin and Brandenburg, with expectations of further attacks according to the Interior Ministry.

Jan 14 • 05:03 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

25 Suspicious Drone Flights Over Military Facilities and Critical Infrastructure

There were at least 25 sightings of drones over military facilities and critical infrastructure in Bavaria last year, with the BKA suspecting state-controlled actions.

Jan 13 • 09:16 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Trial over train accident in Garmisch: Expert exonerates the accused railway workers

A transport infrastructure expert testified in court regarding the 2022 train accident in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, exonerating both accused railway workers.

Jan 13 • 07:52 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
Crime & Justice

What is the radical-left Vulkangruppe behind the sabotage and power outages in Berlin?

The radical-left group Vulkangruppe, active for over a decade in Berlin and known for its anticapitalist, antitechnological, and antipatriarchal stance, has been responsible for sabotaging critical infrastructure including energy grids and railways.

Jan 11 • 20:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

At minus twelve degrees - guard dies during night shift at Olympic site

A 55-year-old guard died during a night shift at a construction site near the Olympic ice hall in Cortina d'Ampezzo in freezing temperatures, prompting Italy's infrastructure minister to demand an investigation.

Jan 11 • 17:48 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
Crime & Justice

Russian missile hits infrastructure facility in Kharkiv

A Russian missile strike targeted an infrastructure facility in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district, causing debris to fall near residential buildings.

Jan 10 • 14:47 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Terror Against Infrastructure: Attack on the Framework of Democracy

The article discusses the urgent need for political action and awareness in response to terrorist attacks targeting infrastructure, particularly the energy supply in Berlin, as stated by various extremist groups.

Jan 9 • 17:31 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

The case of photos published by Minister Dariusz Klimczak. ABW's position is clear

Minister Dariusz Klimczak faced criticism for sharing sensitive photos of railway infrastructure, prompting a political controversy and an inquiry by the ABW.

Jan 9 • 13:32 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

A general director of the Junta of Castilla and León managed a company for five years despite his total incompatibility

José Manuel Jiménez Blázquez, general director of Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability of the Junta of Castilla y León, managed a company for five years despite having a total conflict of interest.

Jan 8 • 08:31 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Arson Attack on Transformer Station: Attack on Power Supply in North Rhine-Westphalia Failed

An attempted attack on critical infrastructure in Erkrath near Düsseldorf was unsuccessful, with the perpetrators claiming responsibility through an online communique.

Jan 7 • 21:49 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

No Involvement of Russia – Volcano Group Proudly Claims Ability to 'Attack Infrastructure'

The alleged perpetrator group known as the 'Volcano Group' denies foreign involvement, boasting its capability to attack infrastructure following a power outage in southwest Berlin.

Jan 6 • 23:29 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

It was us, not Putin – Vulcan group boasts ability to 'attack infrastructure'

Following a power outage in southwest Berlin, the self-identified 'Vulcan group' claims responsibility for the incident and refutes foreign involvement allegations.

Jan 6 • 23:29 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

No traces, no patterns – authorities must "recalibrate the focus"

Criminal scientist Christian Matzdorf calls for a realignment of authorities in response to sabotage acts on infrastructure, emphasizing the need for a recalibrated focus.

Jan 6 • 11:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Police warn of 'Volcano Group' – Left-wing extremists carry out targeted attacks on infrastructure

The left-wing extremist group known as the Volcano Group has been carrying out attacks on infrastructure in Berlin and Brandenburg for years, remaining largely hidden despite extensive investigations.

Jan 6 • 06:12 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

A closed worldview in which sabotage is no longer seen as a border crossing

After an arson attack on the power grid in southwest Berlin, tens of thousands of people are left without electricity, heating, and mobile service, as the leftist group 'Vulkangruppe' claims responsibility for the act, prompting experts to warn of an underestimated danger and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.

Jan 5 • 04:47 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

"The power is simply gone" – The attack that reveals Berlin's vulnerability

A fire attack on the power grid in southwest Berlin has left tens of thousands without electricity, heating, and mobile service, with the left-wing extremist group "Vulkangruppe" claiming responsibility and experts warning of the underestimated risks to critical infrastructure.

Jan 5 • 04:47 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

A probably criminal fire leaves tens of thousands of Berliners without electricity for several days

A suspicious fire has cut electricity to approximately 45,000 households in Berlin, with restoration efforts expected to last until Thursday.

Jan 4 • 10:31 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Crime & Justice

Finns Detain Ship That Could Damage Undersea Cable and Violate Sanctions

Finnish authorities detained the cargo ship Fitburg, suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn in an incident that raises concerns over critical infrastructure violations.

Jan 3 • 09:47 UTC

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