A one-way attack drone was discovered on the tarmac at Leipzig/Halle Airport, one of Europe's most important freight hubs. The German airport hosts transport company DHL's largest air hub and serves as the operating base for Ukraine's massive Antonov heavy-lift cargo aircraft.
Exklusive Aufnahmen – Das ist die Drohne vom Flughafen Leipzig https://t.co/1gO23uWA30 pic.twitter.com/dwqSD940Lc
— WELT (@welt) August 5, 2026
The Financial Times reports that a transport jet collided with a suspected second drone during takeoff. Another drone was found carrying an improvised explosive device near Antonov Airlines' An-124 massive cargo jet. Five An-124s were moved to Leipzig after Russia damaged Ukrainian facilities in 2022.
🇩🇪 Russia planned a terrorist attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 5, 2026
A drone carrying a package with a detonator and explosives was discovered near a parked Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo aircraft.
State and federal police deployed an explosives-disposal robot to isolate… pic.twitter.com/DrmER1Tmrk
"During the night of 4 to 5 August 2026, a drone carrying an unknown explosive device was detected by an airport employee in the secu
