Strange things have been going on for some time, according to the activists of the Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations. The network of aid organizations and associations supports people who have fled the war in Ukraine, organizes demonstrations in Germany and supplies aid to the war zone.
They have the feeling that their cell phones have been hacked, says Masha Borysenko, spokeswoman for the Berlin association Vitsche, which belongs to the network. In addition, people would always turn up at events and take a striking number of photos of them.
“We assume that we should be intimidated by such acts,” says Borysenko. “Of course we don’t know exactly who is behind it, but it cannot be ruled out that pro-Russian structures and groups are trying to prevent us from helping the people in Ukraine.”
On March 14th, according to information from SZ and WDR, the most serious incident to date occurred: one of the helpers, a man who was responsible for the logistics of aid transports to Ukraine, found on that Monday evening that apparently someone had entered his Berlin apartment had broken in. Nothing was stolen, instead someone took receipts out of the garbage and placed them conspicuously in the apartment. And “white powder” had been spread in the bathroom.
The Berlin State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is now investigating, as the police confirmed on request. The security department of the Ukrainian embassy has also been informed of the burglary. There are only guesses as to who is behind the crime.
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However, police authorities nationwide are finding increasing crimes against Russians and Ukrainians in the context of the Ukraine conflict. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) counts more than 500 so far, including above all threats and insults that were expressed on the Internet. But there have also been physical attacks and arson, for example at a German-Russian school in Berlin.