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A drone loaded with explosives was discovered on the tarmac at Leipzig/Halle Airport near a Ukrainian plane, defused just in time—marking a “new threat quality” according to German officials. This follows a 2024 arson attack at the same airport and underscores its critical role as a NATO logistics hub supporting Ukraine. While no nation has been officially blamed, Moscow is widely suspected by Western intelligence of orchestrating similar sabotage campaigns targeting European infrastructure and destabilizing support for Ukraine. Investigators are now probing the drone’s origin and searching for debris from another alleged collision that night. The sophistication of the device signals a major leap in threat capability, exposing vulnerabilities in current drone defense systems and demanding urgent upgrades to protect vital European infrastructure.

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