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FRI · 2026-08-07 · 08:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0807-100037
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German airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved?

A drone carrying explosives was found at a German airport, raising questions about potential Russian involvement. German sources report the explosive may have been Semtex, containing RDX, similar to that found in food cans in Lithuania.

1 hour agoBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-07 · 08:48 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
German airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved?
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A drone carrying explosives was found at a German airport, raising questions about potential Russian involvement. German sources report the explosive may have been Semtex, containing RDX, similar to that found in food cans in Lithuania. Experts suggest that while the physical damage from the drone might have been limited, the aim of such an act, if orchestrated by Russia, would likely be to sow fear and send a message. This incident aligns with a pattern of sabotage and hostile activity attributed to Russian-linked proxies in Europe, including arson and drone deployments over sensitive sites. Germany is a significant supplier of military aid to Ukraine, making it a potential target for such messaging.

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Germany is a major supplier of military aid to Ukraine.

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Russia might be behind the incident, aiming to sow fear and send a message of capability.

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A drone casing might cause damage, but a blast wave alone might only dent an aircraft.

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There is a pattern of sabotage and hostile activity linked to Russia in Europe.

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The explosive found on the German airport drone may be Semtex, containing RDX, similar to explosives found in Lithuania.

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Some German sources report that the explosive was Semtex, which contains RDX - the explosive found in the food cans in a Lithuanian cemetery.We do not know how much the drone found at the airport was carrying and the physical damage may have been limited."The drone casing, if it was metal, might have put a hole in the plane but just a blast wave probably would just have dented it unless they put some fragmentation inside," explosives expert Professor Jackie Akhavan of Cranfield University explained.But if Russia was behind this, its aim was more likely to sow fear.Andrei Soldatov, an expert on Russia's intelligence agencies, said it "makes sense" to suspect Moscow, pointing to a clear pattern of sabotage and hostile activity, from arson attacks on facilities supporting Ukraine to drones over sensitive sites in Europe.Germany is one of Kyiv's biggest suppliers of military aid."It's a message. You get something like that [bomb] into one of the biggest European airports and you send the message that, 'Guys, we can do that. Remember'," Soldatov explained."You hint to the adversary that you might cause a really big problem: that tomorrow might be more serious."
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