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Over 150 Russian Hybrid Attacks Recorded Across Europe Since 2022
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Europe has faced over 150 hybrid attacks linked to Russia during the last four years.
Since February 2022, officials have documented 151 cases involving sabotage, arson, bombing attempts, and other hybrid threats, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) on March 4.
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CCD stated that “Russia continues a campaign of state terrorism in Europe, which poses a serious threat to the security of EU and NATO states.”
According to the analysis, between February 2022 and February 2026, there were 151 documented cases of “diversion, sabotage, arson, attempted bombings, and other hybrid attacks related to Russia.” During the most recent monitoring period from the summer of 2025 to February 2026, investigators identified 41 additional incidents.
The report notes that approximately 95% of the perpetrators are “disposable agents.” These individuals have no formal connection to Russian intelligence services. This strategy makes investigations more difficult and allows the Kremlin to distance itself from the crimes.
These attacks have happened across almost all of Europe. Poland recorded the highest number with 31 incidents. This was followed by France with 20 cases, Lithuania and Germany with 15 each, the United Kingdom with 12, and Estonia with 11.
More than half of the recorded attacks occurred in countries that are the most active supporters of Ukraine. The CCD emphasized that these facts confirm a systematic Russian state policy intended to destabilize Europe.
Sabotage of critical infrastructure, diversion, and information operations are tools of hybrid warfare. These actions directly threaten the safety of European societies and require a coordinated response.
Earlier, a joint study by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism and GLOBSEC revealed how Moscow systematically outsourced sabotage and assassinations across Europe to gangs and convicts.
The report, titled “Russia’s Crime-Terror Nexus,” identified 110 Russian-linked incidents on European soil between January 2022 and July 2025, noting that the Kremlin had weaponized the continent’s underworld as a tool of state policy.
Investigators found that after the expulsion of hundreds of traditional diplomats and spies, Russia shifted its strategy toward recruiting “disposable agents"—including minors and economically vulnerable individuals—to carry out arson, vandalism, and targeted killings.
These operations, which frequently targeted countries providing military aid to Ukraine like Poland and Germany, allowed the Kremlin to maintain plausible deniability while attempting to destabilize Western societies from within.
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