Witnesses reported that the attackers shouted anti-constitutional slogans while damaging the entrance door and facade of the building with pyrotechnics, although no injuries were reported.

Despite police efforts, initial searches did not lead to any arrests, although several individuals in the area were checked.

In response to the attack, Cottbus Mayor Tobias Schick announced plans to discuss enhanced protection for cultural spaces with police and project representatives.

Statistics indicate that politically motivated crimes in Germany reached an unprecedented high in 2024, with a significant rise in right-wing motivated offenses.

On May 24, 2025, masked individuals attacked an alternative housing project in Cottbus, Germany, throwing firecrackers and torches, which police suspect was a right-wing extremist arson attempt.

This incident follows a crackdown by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office on violence linked to suspected right-wing extremists, particularly a group known as 'Letzte Verteidigungswelle'.

The 'Zelle 79' project, targeted in the attack, has served as a cultural space for alternative youth culture, education, and self-managed living since the 1990s, and is a hub for anti-fascist movements in Brandenburg.

Ricarda Budke, spokesperson for 'Initiative Sichere Orte Südbrandenburg', labeled the attack as a coordinated intimidation effort by organized far-right groups, highlighting ongoing concerns over right-wing violence.

Authorities are reviewing video footage from the night of the attack as part of the ongoing investigation.

Residents reported that the attackers attempted to break into the house and threw lit torches into the backyard, igniting a small fire that was quickly extinguished.

The attack is part of a troubling pattern of increasing assaults on leftist initiatives in the region, raising alarms about radicalization among youth in extremist networks.

Residents described the incident as an attempted arson attack, prompting investigations by the politically motivated crime division of the State Criminal Police.