Germany has officially blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig-Halle Airport earlier this month, the German government announced Tuesday. It also said it was closing the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin and summoned the Russian ambassador to the German Foreign Ministry, actions considered among the most serious against a foreign country’s diplomatic missions. Entry requirements for Russian citizens are also being tightened.
The action came after a three-week investigation into the discovery of three drones, two of which were carrying explosives at the airport. One had reportedly struck an Antonov An-124 cargo plane used for carrying weapons bound for Ukraine and bounced off without detonating. One of the drones was kicked out of the air by a bus driver who spotted it near the Antonov. “A bus driver kicked the drone away while it was flying low. It then crashed and came to rest on the ground,” German politician Detlef Seif said at the time. “The bus driver’s action was very daring and courageous, but also very dangerous. It is possible that his intervention prevented the intended attack.” A third drone was found a couple of weeks later in a grass infield.
Although authorities always suspected Russia was behind the so-called “hybrid attack,” a provocation that doesn’t quite reach the level of an act of war, and they confirmed the allegations at a news conference. “The attack involved tools such as the drone configuration, various components, explosives, and cyber technology that we recognize from other Russian hybrid operations and its war against Ukraine,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said at the news conference. “The German government has therefore concluded that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack in Leipzig on August 4.”
Russia has executed individuals on foreign soil before, seemingly with little retaliation or consequence. What does this attempted attack on an aircraft mean in international law, and if they had succeeded in destroying the aircraft along with loss of life, are there consequences other than diplomatic expulsion?
“Russia has executed individuals on foreign soil before, seemingly with little retaliation or consequence. What does this attempted attack on an aircraft mean in international law, and if they had succeeded in destroying the aircraft along with loss of life, are there consequences other than diplomatic expulsion?”
America has executed individuals on foreign soil before, seemingly with little retaliation or consequence. What does this attack on a school in Minab, Iran mean in international law, and since they succeeded in destroying the school with the loss of 168 school girls and 20+ teachers lives to open their undeclared war, are there consequences other than diplomatic expulsion? Inquiring minds would like to know.
As Eyrie has already pointed out, pathetic amateurs and/or False Flag operation. If the Russians sent a drone to Germany, to destroy this Antonov, there would be a smoking hole that could be seen from space. And no amount of kicking attributed to… “The bus driver’s action (which) was very daring and courageous, but also very dangerous. It is possible that his intervention prevented the intended attack.” Yeah, and unicorns are real.
This is the same government that worked in concert with the US destroying the Nordstrom Pipeline facilitating the importation of US oil at over three times (then) the Russian price, forcing the de-industrialization of the manufacturing backbone of the German economy because they cannot afford to keep the lights on. Now, even the farmers cannot afford to fuel their tractors.
Next, there will be an update to this German investigation to confirm that Soviet spy Boris Badenov, along with Natasha were seen in the vicinity of the Antonov AN-24 just prior to the kicking, flailing, but none-the-less courageous bus driver ( who just happened to be in the area of a cargo plane on a major airport ramp with his bus) including additional reports of US backed Rocky the Flying Squirrel, and a moose named Bullwinkle confirming, without a doubt, the Russian connection.
it’s great that it was a failure but, would the Russians use materials traceable back to them..?
Sure. It sends a message.
Sergei + Yulia Skripal, Alexander Litvinenko. There are no doubt others, they just don’t come to mind immediately.
Pathetic amateurs or False Flag. If it was the Russian Spetsnaz the Antonov would be ashes.
The Germans seem to be keen on a a rematch against Russia. Didn’t work out so well in 1945.