Arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Berlin without electricity

[DonGlock26]

"Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives


By Anna Noryskiewicz
January 5, 2026 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News


Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."

The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.

According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.

The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin."

Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives

As left-wing extremists claim an attack that's plunged Berliners into the dark and cold, the mayor says it isn't "just arson or sabotage," it's terrorism.

www.cbsnews.com

These Antifa types have cut power to a major city in the dead of winter. They are enemies of the people as all Leftists are.

 

[JGalt]

"Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives


By Anna Noryskiewicz
January 5, 2026 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News


Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."

The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.

According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.

The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin."

Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives

As left-wing extremists claim an attack that's plunged Berliners into the dark and cold, the mayor says it isn't "just arson or sabotage," it's terrorism.

www.cbsnews.com

These Antifa types have cut power to a major city in the dead of winter. They are enemies of the people as all Leftists are.

Well I'll probably get flamed for this, but Hitler was right in one respect: He made numerous statements across speeches and writings that characterized Bolshevism as an existential threat to Germany and the world. He considered the "canker of Marxism" an antithesis to Germanism and blamed it for Germany's problems. Of this he wrote "...our workers have two souls: one is German, the other is Marxian. We must arouse the German soul. We must uproot the canker of Marxism."

Too bad for him he chose to pick on the the Jews and associate them with Marxism. Even though his parents were, Marx himself wasn't even a practicing Jew. He was an atheist. Nor was Friedrich Engels Jewish.

 

[Litwin]

"Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives


By Anna Noryskiewicz
January 5, 2026 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News


Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."

The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.

According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.

The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin."

Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives

As left-wing extremists claim an attack that's plunged Berliners into the dark and cold, the mayor says it isn't "just arson or sabotage," it's terrorism.

www.cbsnews.com

These Antifa types have cut power to a major city in the dead of winter. They are enemies of the people as all Leftists are.

Vulkangruppe is a Moscow gang

Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber attack and election disinformation campaign

The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.

www.bbc.com

 

[JGalt]

Vulkangruppe is a Moscow gang

Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber attack and election disinformation campaign

The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.

www.bbc.com

I didn't see a mention of them in that BBC article of them being a Russian gang. NOr did AI return anything that substantiated that. They're a violent far-left environmentalist group.

"The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) is a far-left, anarchist militant group based in Germany that has been responsible for a series of arson and sabotage attacks on public and private infrastructure, primarily around Berlin, since 2011. The group is monitored by German intelligence services and has been described by authorities as a left-wing extremist organization.

Key Characteristics and Activities

• Ideology: The group adheres to far-left, anti-fascist, and anarchist ideologies, with a strong anti-capitalist, anti-technology, and environmentalist focus.
• Modus Operandi: Their actions involve targeting critical infrastructure such as power, rail, and communications lines, as well as company vehicles and manufacturing facilities, with the goal of causing significant disruption. They use names referring to Icelandic volcanoes as aliases for specific actions, such as "Hekla-Empfangskomitee" or "Agua De Pau".
• Key Targets:
  • Tesla, Inc.: The Vulkangruppe has targeted Tesla's Gigafactory near Berlin multiple times, including a major arson attack in March 2024 that halted production for several days. In their statements, they have accused Tesla of being a "techno-fascist" corporation that is "neither ecological nor socially just".
  • Berlin Infrastructure: The group has claimed responsibility for numerous power outages in Berlin over the years, most recently a January 2026 attack on a power plant that left tens of thousands of households without electricity and heat.
• Motivation: In their manifestos and letters claiming responsibility (often posted on left-wing extremist media platforms), the group links their actions to the broader climate crisis, opposition to artificial intelligence (AI), the fossil fuel industry, and what they describe as global exploitation and surveillance by corporations. They sometimes frame their actions as a moral duty to block a "deadly system".

 

[Litwin]

I didn't see a mention of them in that BBC article of them being a Russian gang. NOr did AI return anything that substantiated that. They're a violent far-left environmentalist group.

"The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) is a far-left, anarchist militant group based in Germany that has been responsible for a series of arson and sabotage attacks on public and private infrastructure, primarily around Berlin, since 2011. The group is monitored by German intelligence services and has been described by authorities as a left-wing extremist organization.

Key Characteristics and Activities

• Ideology: The group adheres to far-left, anti-fascist, and anarchist ideologies, with a strong anti-capitalist, anti-technology, and environmentalist focus.
• Modus Operandi: Their actions involve targeting critical infrastructure such as power, rail, and communications lines, as well as company vehicles and manufacturing facilities, with the goal of causing significant disruption. They use names referring to Icelandic volcanoes as aliases for specific actions, such as "Hekla-Empfangskomitee" or "Agua De Pau".
• Key Targets:
  • Tesla, Inc.: The Vulkangruppe has targeted Tesla's Gigafactory near Berlin multiple times, including a major arson attack in March 2024 that halted production for several days. In their statements, they have accused Tesla of being a "techno-fascist" corporation that is "neither ecological nor socially just".
  • Berlin Infrastructure: The group has claimed responsibility for numerous power outages in Berlin over the years, most recently a January 2026 attack on a power plant that left tens of thousands of households without electricity and heat.
• Motivation: In their manifestos and letters claiming responsibility (often posted on left-wing extremist media platforms), the group links their actions to the broader climate crisis, opposition to artificial intelligence (AI), the fossil fuel industry, and what they describe as global exploitation and surveillance by corporations. They sometimes frame their actions as a moral duty to block a "deadly system".

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[JGalt]

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Of course, but there's nothing substantiating the notion that they are Russian. That group is German.

 

[skye]

They deserve it there in Globalist idiotic multiculturalist Germany....

Bring back the past.

 

[Zebra]

They deserve it there in Globalist idiotic multiculturalist Germany....

Bring back the past.

But I don’t deserve it.

 

[Zebra]

But I don’t deserve it.

 

[DonGlock26]

Well I'll probably get flamed for this, but Hitler was right in one respect: He made numerous statements across speeches and writings that characterized Bolshevism as an existential threat to Germany and the world. He considered the "canker of Marxism" an antithesis to Germanism and blamed it for Germany's problems. Of this he wrote "...our workers have two souls: one is German, the other is Marxian. We must arouse the German soul. We must uproot the canker of Marxism."

Too bad for him he chose to pick on the the Jews and associate them with Marxism. Even though his parents were, Marx himself wasn't even a practicing Jew. He was an atheist. Nor was Friedrich Engels Jewish.

The German Right made the mistake of allying with the National Socialists because the Marxists were a grave threat to Germany.

 

[JWBooth]

Well I'll probably get flamed for this, but Hitler was right in one respect: He made numerous statements across speeches and writings that characterized Bolshevism as an existential threat to Germany and the world. He considered the "canker of Marxism" an antithesis to Germanism and blamed it for Germany's problems. Of this he wrote "...our workers have two souls: one is German, the other is Marxian. We must arouse the German soul. We must uproot the canker of Marxism."

Too bad for him he chose to pick on the the Jews and associate them with Marxism. Even though his parents were, Marx himself wasn't even a practicing Jew. He was an atheist. Nor was Friedrich Engels Jewish.

Falls under the broke watch being right twice a day thingy.

 

[JWBooth]

The political faction, green leftists, most responsible for Germany's failing situation decided that not enough people were suffering so they created more victims. Classic leninist logic. No boats shall rise on the tide, sink them all so that all will be equal.

 

[martybegan]

I didn't see a mention of them in that BBC article of them being a Russian gang. NOr did AI return anything that substantiated that. They're a violent far-left environmentalist group.

"The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) is a far-left, anarchist militant group based in Germany that has been responsible for a series of arson and sabotage attacks on public and private infrastructure, primarily around Berlin, since 2011. The group is monitored by German intelligence services and has been described by authorities as a left-wing extremist organization.

Key Characteristics and Activities

• Ideology: The group adheres to far-left, anti-fascist, and anarchist ideologies, with a strong anti-capitalist, anti-technology, and environmentalist focus.
• Modus Operandi: Their actions involve targeting critical infrastructure such as power, rail, and communications lines, as well as company vehicles and manufacturing facilities, with the goal of causing significant disruption. They use names referring to Icelandic volcanoes as aliases for specific actions, such as "Hekla-Empfangskomitee" or "Agua De Pau".
• Key Targets:
  • Tesla, Inc.: The Vulkangruppe has targeted Tesla's Gigafactory near Berlin multiple times, including a major arson attack in March 2024 that halted production for several days. In their statements, they have accused Tesla of being a "techno-fascist" corporation that is "neither ecological nor socially just".
  • Berlin Infrastructure: The group has claimed responsibility for numerous power outages in Berlin over the years, most recently a January 2026 attack on a power plant that left tens of thousands of households without electricity and heat.
• Motivation: In their manifestos and letters claiming responsibility (often posted on left-wing extremist media platforms), the group links their actions to the broader climate crisis, opposition to artificial intelligence (AI), the fossil fuel industry, and what they describe as global exploitation and surveillance by corporations. They sometimes frame their actions as a moral duty to block a "deadly system".

They seem like a bunch of nihilists to me, probably bored upper middle or lower upper class idiots that often form the "vanguard" of lefty groups.

 

[Zebra]

terrorism is suspected

 

[Zavulon]

They deserve it there in Globalist idiotic multiculturalist Germany....

Bring back the past.

Something like this?

 

[Zavulon]

You can blame them, of course, but shit happens. It's inevitable. The question is why local authorities can't react and solve the problem. And the answer is simple. They gave away their emergency reserves to Ukraine. So, they just started to pay for their russophoby.

 

[The Duke]

You can blame them, of course, but shit happens. It's inevitable. The question is why local authorities can't react and solve the problem. And the answer is simple. They gave away their emergency reserves to Ukraine. So, they just started to pay for their russophoby.

There very well may have been zero attacks and the German electrical infrastructure simply failed under heavy load because Merkel weakened it just that much.

 

[Edgetho]

I am shocked, just SHOCKED I tell you!!

And the democrat party is in league with the world Left. Totes. Never forget that

Leftist violence is always minimized, excused, or justified by the left.

At least these terrorists are terrorizing us to move in the right direction.

Right?

A fire was deliberately set to destroy the massive electrical cables that are part of a 'heat and electrical power station' near Berlin. As ghastly an act as it was, there has been little public press about it because it wasn't Islamic terrorists or those vile 'right-wing' types at long last unleashing the supposed hell the Left has been warning about.
None of the above.

It was a Leftist eco-terrorist group trying deliberately to murder people in the depths of an unforgiving winter by 'cutting the juice to the ruling class.'

Oh. Well, it seems the German authorities think that's cool, then.

 

[Zebra]

The Mayor of Berlin, Wegner, is in trouble now.

He played tennis, and did not say so.

 

[Zebra]

"Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives


By Anna Noryskiewicz
January 5, 2026 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News


Berlin — An arson attack claimed by a left-wing extremist group has left tens of thousands of residents in Germany's capital without electricity in the dead of winter for several days. The Saturday morning arson attack on critical electricity infrastructure in southwest Berlin cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses, and renewed scrutiny of a long-running sabotage campaign by the left-wing "Vulkangruppe."

The group claimed responsibility for the fire, which destroyed several high-voltage cables near the Lichterfelde heat and power station and triggered one of the most severe blackouts the capital has experienced in years.

According to Stromnetz Berlin, the operator of Berlin's electricity network, power was cut to as many as 45,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses across four districts in south Berlin.

The power outage also meant many homes lost heating and hot water as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Berlin."

Berlin mayor calls left-wing arson attack behind massive power outage terrorism that endangers lives

As left-wing extremists claim an attack that's plunged Berliners into the dark and cold, the mayor says it isn't "just arson or sabotage," it's terrorism.

www.cbsnews.com

These Antifa types have cut power to a major city in the dead of winter. They are enemies of the people as all Leftists are.

Like that leftist Baader-Meinhof group in 1977