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Germany Plans to Attribute Leipzig Airport Drone Plot to Russia
(MENAFN) Germany’s government is preparing to publicly hold Russia responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport after investigators reportedly identify links to a Russian intelligence service.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul changes his travel schedule to join Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt at a news conference later Tuesday, according to reports citing security officials.
The government is now believed to consider the Leipzig incident an operation ordered by Moscow, marking a shift from Berlin’s previous reluctance to publicly identify those responsible. Until now, Dobrindt has referred only to “foreign powers” when discussing who may have been behind the incident.
Investigators reportedly trace the explosive-equipped drone to a Russian intelligence organization. Security officials say the evidence has increasingly pointed toward that service, prompting German authorities to prepare an attribution.
German authorities disclose last week that the attempted attack targeting a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at Leipzig Airport in August was more serious than initially believed. The drone reportedly carried explosives, while investigators determine that multiple drones were involved in the operation.
The discovery of a weapons cache near Berlin has also reportedly strengthened concerns within the German government. The country’s domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, assesses that the weapons were intended for Russian operatives who could potentially receive orders from Moscow to conduct assassinations.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul changes his travel schedule to join Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt at a news conference later Tuesday, according to reports citing security officials.
The government is now believed to consider the Leipzig incident an operation ordered by Moscow, marking a shift from Berlin’s previous reluctance to publicly identify those responsible. Until now, Dobrindt has referred only to “foreign powers” when discussing who may have been behind the incident.
Investigators reportedly trace the explosive-equipped drone to a Russian intelligence organization. Security officials say the evidence has increasingly pointed toward that service, prompting German authorities to prepare an attribution.
German authorities disclose last week that the attempted attack targeting a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at Leipzig Airport in August was more serious than initially believed. The drone reportedly carried explosives, while investigators determine that multiple drones were involved in the operation.
The discovery of a weapons cache near Berlin has also reportedly strengthened concerns within the German government. The country’s domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, assesses that the weapons were intended for Russian operatives who could potentially receive orders from Moscow to conduct assassinations.
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