# US intelligence links explosive drone at German airport to Russia’s military intelligence

https://mins.news/en/item/33716

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 23:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-intel-links-explosive-drone-found-at-german-airport-to-russias-military-intelligence/

> U.S. intelligence officials assessed that an explosive drone found at Leipzig/Halle airport showed features typical of equipment used by Russia’s GRU. It appeared to target a Ukrainian cargo plane carrying ammunition, but its disconnected trigger prevented an explosion. German investigators later found a third drone and explosives west of the airport.

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