# US intelligence believes explosives-equipped drone at German airport likely belongs to Moscow, WSJ reports

https://mins.news/en/item/17007

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-08 15:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-intelligence-believes-explosives-equipped-drone-at-german-airport-belongs-to-moscow/

> US intelligence believes an explosives-equipped drone at a German airport likely belongs to Moscow, according to The Wall Street Journal. The assessment follows an incident involving a Ukrainian cargo plane loaded with ammunition at Leipzig/Halle Airport. German media reported that the plane was targeted by a drone carrying explosives late on Aug. 4. The report links the intelligence assessment to that recent airport attack.

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