Kelemen Hunor warns that Russia could attempt new acts of sabotage and calls on the state to protect critical infrastructure

Raluca Ioana Draghici

26 October 2026, 20:27

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UDMR President Kelemen Hunor warned that new Russian-coordinated sabotage attempts could take place in Romania after the SRI announced that it had identified a network that allegedly attempted to set fire to the Carfil arms factory in September. The statement was made on Digi24, in the context of the investigation conducted by DIICOT.

Kelemen Hunor said that Moscow has never brought Romania freedom, prosperity, or security and argued that the acts of sabotage are part of an information and hybrid war that has been waged for years. He mentioned disinformation, the polarization of society, and the undermining of trust in democratic institutions.

The UDMR leader believes that the Romanian state must be prepared to protect its citizens, critical infrastructure, and national institutions. According to the SRI, three foreign citizens—one Ukrainian and two Belarusians—are being investigated for attempting acts of diversion. Two were arrested in Germany, while the third was located in Poland. The Bucharest Court of Appeal issued European arrest warrants, and the authorities are attempting to bring them to Romania.

Context: Romania took security measures after investigations into sabotage, and the precedent also includes cases documenting hybrid actions

Before the warning about possible new coordinated attempts from Russia, the Romanian authorities had announced the intensification of security measures around critical infrastructure, industrial facilities with a defense profile, and major logistics warehouses, after DIICOT announced that it was investigating possible acts of sabotage. MAI stated that it was working with institutions within the national defense and security system and with NATO and EU partners, asking economic operators and citizens to remain vigilant and report suspected cases to 112.

Also before that moment, SRI made public a case in which it claimed to have prevented an act of sabotage: a Russian citizen under monitoring since February 2026 had allegedly documented, through photographs and videos, communications centers, military bases used by NATO allies, the headquarters of defense/security institutions, and critical infrastructure facilities, while SRI described an operating method similar to that of networks coordinated by the Russian Federation in other European states.