Germany blames Russia for Leipzig drone attack

Interior minister Alexander Dobrindt says his country is ‘not at war, but a daily target of hybrid warfare’

Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month's drone attack at Leipzig's airport.

NATO has come out in support of Germany, firmly blaming Russia for planting an explosive drone next to a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig Airport last month, as West-Moscow tensions worsen

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that after assessing the drone technology used and other intelligence, 'the government concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on August 4.'

The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures against Moscow. The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of August 4, and the de

Russia Behind Attempted Drone Attack At Leipzig Airport, Germany Says  HuffPost

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she would discuss the issue with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday.

Drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of Aug. 4 and the device was defused

Defence Minister Helen McEntee made the announcement during a press conference in Druids Glen.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that after assessing the technology used and other intelligence information "the government concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack".

BERLIN, Sept 1 - The German government said on Tuesday it assessed that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.

The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of Aug. 4 and the device was defused. German officials said at the time that the incident posed a new level of danger.

German authorities have officially blamed Russia for an attempted act of sabotage against a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane at Leipzig airport. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul laid out Berlin’s position at a news conference.

Leipzig/Halle is a major hub for international freight and for providing support to Ukraine. The planes that regularly use it include Ukrainian Antonov transport aircraft.

Germany says Russia responsible for drone attack at Leipzig airport  Reuters

The German government has accused Russia of being behind an attempted drone attack on a major regional airport last month.Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Tuesday afternoon that the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in the east of the country in August, using a drone laden with explosives,

Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport  euractiv.com

Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at airport last month  ITVX

The German government has said that Russia was behind an incident last month involving an explosive-laden drone at a strategic airport in the eastern city of Leipzig.

Germany’s interior minister said the event corresponds with a known pattern of ‘Russian hybrid operations’

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published September 1, 2026 5:00pm Updated September 1, 2026 5:01pm A drone rigged with explosives and an ‘unknown substance’ was found near a Ukrainian plane (Picture: Getty) Germany has found that Russia was behind an airport drone attack last month in Leipzig and has taken action ag

The forceful response marks a hardening of the German government’s approach to Moscow.

The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on the evening of August 4 and the device was defused.

Germany blames Russia for last month’s attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport  AP News

Breaking: Germany officially blames Russia for drone attack attempt at Leipzig airport  The Kyiv Independent

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.

The German government has blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives

A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.

Investigators believe an explosives-laden drone was deliberately targeting a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle airport in early August.

Germany has blamed Russia for an attempted attack with an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport last month.

Germany blames Russia for drone attack on Leipzig airport  CNN

Berlin is set to formally blame Russia for an incident involving drones at a strategic airport on the night of August 4-5, including one that was found carrying explosives. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt are expected to accuse a Russian intelligence service of being behind the

Airport workers had found a drone laden with explosives and a detonator at the airport, an important civilian freight and NATO logistics hub in eastern Germany.

After multiple incidents involving explosives and drone incursions on German airports, media reports suggested that the federal government was prepared to officially blame Russia.

- Berlin is reportedly preparing to formally accuse a Russian intelligence agency of deploying an explosive-laden drone near Leipzig Airport, marking a potential escalation in Germany’s response to Moscow’s alleged hybrid attacks.

The German government will blame a Russian intelligence service for last month’s failed drone attack at a local airport that’s used to ship military equipment to Ukraine.

Berlin expected to outline response to incident this month widely speculated to have been coordinated by Russia The German government is imminently expected to announce who it believes was behind a suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane earlier this month and to outline its response to the incident in coordi