A package of electric sex toys concealing incendiary devices that caught on fire in DHL depots in Britain and Germany was sent by Russian military intelligence, the Metropolitan police have said. British and European authorities launched a joint investigation after a number of self-igniting parcels went off in the UK, Germany and Poland. One package caught fire at a DHL depot near Birmingham on July 22, 2024, while a second caught alight at a centre in Leipzig, Germany. Authorities have identified 22 suspects in Lithuania and Poland likely to have been working on behalf of the Russian military intelligence services. Images previously released by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), provided by an unnamed European security official, appear to show the massage pillows, suspect and the moment of the explosion.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2026 20:02 UTC