Germany has said Russia was behind an incident at Leipzig airport in which a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered near Ukrainian cargo planes.
The device was found on 4 August at the airport, according to the supplied account. The drone was located close to aircraft connected to Ukrainian cargo operations.
The incident has been described as a drone attack, with Germany attributing responsibility to Russia. No further details were provided in the supplied material about the type of drone, the nature of the explosive device or how it came to be at the airport.
The presence of an explosive device near cargo aircraft raises security concerns around airport operations and Ukrainian-linked aviation activity in Germany. The supplied information does not state whether flights were disrupted, whether anyone was injured or whether arrests have been made.
Germany’s attribution places the incident within a serious international context, but the available material gives no additional detail on the evidence cited by German authorities.
The latest known position is that Germany says Russia was responsible for the drone incident at Leipzig airport, after the device was discovered near Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
