In Moscow's sights: German arms company chief fears for his life
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Home World In the sights of Moscow: German head of the arms company fears for his life stand: 19.08.2026, 2:11 pm Comments Follow us on Google Stefan Thumann founded the arms company Donaustahl in 2020. © Donaustahl Armament Manager Stefan Thumann delivers drones to Ukraine – and therefore lives in secret. Concrete information on the threat situation became known shortly before Christmas 2025, when the security authorities directly informed the CEO. Against the background of the ongoing threat, the arms manager has taken precautions: He has drawn up his will and filled out an organ donation card – Steps that are unusual at his age, so Thumann in conversation with RTL.
Furthermore, The planning of the attack was apparently already well advanced and included the use of the nerve agent Novitschok, as T-online.de reports. The trigger for this is a warning from German authorities about an alleged attack plan of Russian origin. These events illustrate the extent to which Ukrainian arms support actors have become the focus of covert operations: For industry executives, the confrontation has long since developed from the geopolitical level to a concrete personal threat. (Editor).
In addition, Although these agents were arrested in March, the danger situation still persists.
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Home World In the sights of Moscow: German head of the arms company fears for his life stand: 19.08.2026, 2:11 pm Comments Follow us on Google Stefan Thumann founded the arms company Donaustahl in 2020. © Donaustahl Armament Manager Stefan Thumann delivers drones to Ukraine – and therefore lives in secret.
reliability low1/2 sourcesConcrete information on the threat situation became known shortly before Christmas 2025, when the security authorities directly informed the CEO.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAgainst the background of the ongoing threat, the arms manager has taken precautions: He has drawn up his will and filled out an organ donation card – Steps that are unusual at his age, so Thumann in conversation with RTL.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe planning of the attack was apparently already well advanced and included the use of the nerve agent Novitschok, as T-online.de reports.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe trigger for this is a warning from German authorities about an alleged attack plan of Russian origin.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThese events illustrate the extent to which Ukrainian arms support actors have become the focus of covert operations: For industry executives, the confrontation has long since developed from the geopolitical level to a concrete personal threat. (Editor)
reliability low1/2 sourcesAlthough these agents were arrested in March, the danger situation still persists.
reliability low1/2 sources
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