arson: Munich, construction site near the Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing headquarters (2026-09-03)

What happened

On the night of 3 September 2026, incendiary devices were thrown from a car onto a construction site near the Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing headquarters in Munich. Police extinguished the fire; another device failed to ignite and was made safe. Two Bulgarian nationals were detained. Damage was minor and no casualties were reported. A Rohde & Schwarz spokesperson told BR that the company’s own premises were unaffected. This was not the destruction of a drone factory. On 25 September, FAZ, as reported by DW, cited German security sources linking the attack to the GRU. This is a journalistic account of suspicion, not a directly reviewed official finding of responsibility or a verdict. Fakti’s account of the same publication is not independent corroboration. Exact event coordinates have not been established; the entry has no map point.

Responsibility and limits of the evidence

suspected

Someone has named a perpetrator, but this is neither a court finding nor a formal attribution by a state.

Named party: GRU (Russian military intelligence)

D - documented journalistic investigation

Impact

killed

0

injured

0

damage

property damage

According to DW: no casualties.

What happened next

Sources

1. Brandattacke in München: LKA vermutet Anschlagsversuch auf Rüstungsunternehmen

   Tagesschau / BR / 2026-09-03 / secondary source

   supports: the record, that it happened, the date, the location, the impact

2. FAZ: Следствие в ФРГ связало поджог в Мюнхене с ГРУ

   Deutsche Welle, za FAZ / 2026-09-25 / secondary source

   supports: the record, the attribution

3. FAZ: Bulgarians arrested for arson in Munich are part of GRU network

   Fakti.bg, za Focus / FAZ / secondary source

   supports: the record, the attribution