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Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect

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Source published: 4 Sept 2026, 16:17 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect

Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.

Time span
2 Sept 2026, 10:43 CEST → 4 Sept 2026, 16:17 CEST
Sources
7 sources
Reports
9
Trust
strong · multi-source

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NPR - World

The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures.

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The Guardian - World

Nato’s Mark Rutte’s comments come as EU ministers meet to consider their response to drone attack last month German police have opened a investigation into yesterday’s attempt to disrupt the operation of a power substation near Brandenburg. In a statement , Brandenburg police said they were leading a probe on suspicion...

Google News: DW.com

Russia's hybrid attacks on Germany: When is it 'war'?

France 24 - English

After #Germany blamed #Russia for the explosive-laden #drone found at #Leipzig airport on August 4, #Berlin has introduced new sanctions against #Moscow. Namely, its consulate in #Bonn and the Russian House - a cultural centre thought to be a Russian #spy hub - in #Berlin.

The Guardian - World

The government’s tougher stance towards the Kremlin is drawing attacks from both the far right and far left Even before the German government laid the blame this week on Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport , the topic of German ties to Moscow was high on the political agenda. But the timing of the u...

Al Jazeera - All News

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas warns of more pressure after Germany blames Russia for attempted attack.

Google News: dw.com

Russia's hybrid attacks on Germany: When is it 'war?'

BBC World

Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.

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