The extensive damage means that about 35,000 households will be without electricity until Thursday afternoon, Berlin authorities said in a statement. Power should be restored to other homes by early Sunday.
Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes after suspected arson attack
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/berlin-power-outage-hits-homes-suspected-arson-attack
15 Comments
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 237d
What do the idiots who do shit like this hope to achieve?
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 27 pts · 237d
Reportedly, Russia has staged quite a few sabotage acts in Germany in the last few years. So, what do these idiots hope to achieve? A paycheck.
I have to admit that I'm not fully clear on what Russia tries to achieve with these, they aren't that good at making us believe that it's been some local group (which they definitely tried to a couple of times) and the acts aren't really big enough to sway the German government on sanctions.
Successful_Try543@feddit.org · 11 pts · 237d
At least they are gathering information on the infrastructure:
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 237d
Russia tries to intimidate us
atro_city@fedia.io · 4 pts · 237d
There's no way Russia does not have ties to this.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 237d
Its hybrid warfare from russia
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 237d
I'd reserve judgement until there is actual evidence. But it's a plausible assumption, of course.
jagermo@feddit.org · 15 pts · 237d
The Guardian has an interesting article around a kind of."Gig economy sabotage" driven by Putins secret services.
Worth a read, because that fire fits well into it, even if there is no concrete proof yet
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/04/these-people-are-disposable-how-russia-is-using-online-recruits-for-a-campaign-of-sabotage-in-europe
trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 237d
Apparently some radical "environmentalist" group claims responsibility, something something fossil fuels.
Well done, idiots.
atro_city@fedia.io · 11 pts · 237d
Just how bad is Germany at redundancy? In 2022 just 2 fiber optic cables had to be cut to put the entire German railway in northern Germany out of commission (source).
Maybe Russia should cut more cables to expose the faults in Germany's infrastructure. It's hilarious.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 8 pts · 237d
Redundwhat? Sounds like it would cost money. So let's give the contract to the cheapest bidder and be done. ... What do you mean the cost exploded because the cheapest bidder didn't calculate correctly and also just ignored some costs?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 237d
Public infrastructure typically isn't designed with Russian sabotage in mind, you know. Although maybe nowadays it ought to be.
atro_city@fedia.io · 4 pts · 237d
It doesn't have to be sabotage resistant, it has to be disaster resistant. A single backup line is a joke. With a nationwide fiber network, there would be thousands of backup lines. A single one speaks volumes about German investment in infrastructure.
verdi@feddit.org · -4 pts · 237d
Manufacturing consent, one step at a time!
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 237d
What?