2026 Leipzig Airport drone attack

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Between the last hours of 4 August 2026 and the early hours of 5 August 2026, two incidents involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) occurred at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony, Germany. The first incident involved a drone carrying explosives, which was found on airport grounds near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft; this prompted the closure of the airport for the following hours. The second incident occurred as a Boeing 757 went around, due to the closure of the airport, after a landing attempt and collided with a second drone. German Federal Minister of the Interior, Alexander Dobrindt, stated that the attack was carried out by professionals, probably on behalf of foreign powers as part of a hybrid war scenario. On 1 September 2026, Germany formally blamed Russia for the hybrid-attack and announced the closure of the Russian House in Berlin and Russian Consulate in Bonn.

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