Germany is doubling its federal police anti-drone unit after an explosive-laden drone breached Leipzig/Halle Airport, a major NATO logistics hub, as US intelligence reportedly links the suspected sabotage operation to Russia. At a federal press briefing in Berlin on Monday, Aug. 10, an Interior Ministry spokesperson announced that personnel in the specialized counter-drone unit will double to 300, while the number of operational bases will increase from four to eight.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt will also formally open a new drone technology research center next week in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center, the ministry said. The expansion follows last week’s discovery of a drone carrying explosives and a detonator inside a restricted area of Leipzig/Halle Airport, close to Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. Dobrindt has described the incident as a professional “hybrid attack scenario” potentially involving a foreign power and warned that an explosives-equipped drone on airport grounds represented a new level of threat. US intelligence points to Russia US intelligence officials believe the explosive drone was connected to the Russian government, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing two US officials. German authorities have not formally attributed the attack to Moscow, and the federal investigation remains underway. The suspected Russian connection comes amid growing Western concern that Moscow is using sabotage, espionage, cyberattacks and covert operations against European countries supporting Ukraine.