This confirmation comes as part of a joint investigative effort between Detektor and Moldovan media outlet CU SENS, whose upcoming report is expected to reveal previously unknown information, including the identities of individuals involved.
Bosnia’s Prosecutor’s Office opens case on Russian training camps for Moldovan citizens
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has opened a case related to alleged Russian-operated training camps for Moldovan citizens, the Detektor news outlet has confirmed. However, no further details on the current stage or results of the investigation have been disclosed.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the case pertains to camps allegedly established in Bosnia and Herzegovina that were first reported in late 2024. The Office declined to specify whether preliminary investigative actions are underway, whether a formal investigation has been launched, or whether any individuals are currently under scrutiny.
Previously, Detektor reported that in October 2024, Moldovan police arrested four individuals who had received training in Bosnia and Serbia. The suspects were allegedly planning to disrupt a national referendum on constitutional changes aimed at bringing Moldova closer to the European Union. Authorities in Moldova at the time stated that “a destabilisation plot against Moldova has been thwarted.”
In 2023, Bosnia’s Minister of Defence, Zukan Helez, told Detektor that such training camps also existed near Sarajevo, although he did not provide evidence to substantiate the claim. At the time, Helez alleged that the camps were being used to train paramilitary units connected to Russian nationals. Following these remarks, the state prosecutor’s office opened an initial case, but no tangible results or official outcomes were reported.
The latest confirmation by the Prosecutor’s Office signals renewed attention to the alleged Russian influence operations in the Balkans, amid heightened geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe.
The joint investigation by Detektor and CU SENS has spanned several months and will soon publish findings on the structure, background, and coordination of these camps. The investigation aims to shed light on how individuals were recruited and trained and to explore the broader implications for regional security.
Further developments and details are expected to be released with the publication of the full investigative report.