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After Leipzig incident, Berlin prepares broad plan against Russian sabotage

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Germany is preparing stronger security measures after an attempted drone attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport that was blamed on Russia.
  • The plan reportedly includes mobile federal police drone-defense units in nine strategically important cities.
  • The units would protect airspace over critical sites, including airports, railway stations and government buildings.

Berlin is preparing a broad plan to counter suspected Russian sabotage after an attempted drone attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport in early August.

Information provided to Bild am Sonntag by Germany’s Interior Ministry indicates that the plan would cover several areas. One proposal would create mobile drone-defense units within the federal police.

The units would be stationed in strategically important cities including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Hanover and Cologne. Their task would be to protect the airspace above critical facilities from drones and explosives.

The proposed protection would focus on critical infrastructure, airports, railway stations and government institutions. The reported measures follow the Leipzig-Halle incident, which the source says was attributed to Russia.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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