Overview

• On June 22, six Bundeswehr trucks parked at a MAN service facility in Erfurt were set ablaze, with four vehicles destroyed and two damaged.
• A Russian Telegram channel called 'Besessen vom Krieg' posted photos and footage of the burning vehicles, asserting “our people” carried out the attack to prevent shipments to Ukraine.
• The German Ministry of Defence stated the lorries belonged to domestic battalions undergoing routine maintenance and were never earmarked for Ukraine.
• The Thuringia State Criminal Police Office has opened a formal arson investigation and is examining the video's provenance, while prosecutors are pursuing potential links to Russian actors.
• This incident follows similar burns in Erfurt in June 2024 and in Soltau earlier this month, fueling concerns over hybrid sabotage threats against German military assets.