On September 1, 2026, Germany's interior and foreign affairs ministers announced that Russian intelligence services were behind a drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 4-5. The incident followed months of suspicious drone sightings over German military and industrial sites.
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Germany to blame Moscow for airport drone incident on Tuesday, Bild reports Reuters
BERLIN, Sept 1 - Germany's ministers for the interior and for foreign affairs plan to announce on Tuesday that Russian intelligence services were behind an attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle airport in early August, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Germany has for months reported suspicious drone sightings over military and industrial sites, but an incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport on the night of 4-5 August raised the alarm as a drone found there carried explosives.
📰 Russia behind drone incident at Leipzig airport, Berlin says Germany has for months reported suspicious drone sightings over military and industrial sites, but an incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport on the night of 4-5 August raised the alarm as a drone found there carried explosives.... 🔗 http://www. euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09 /01/russia-behind-drone-incident-at-leipzig-airport-berlin-says