The explosive drone found in Leipzig is the latest episode in a campaign that European intelligence agencies attribute to Russia’s hybrid warfare: the front line is drawing closer to Western strategic infrastructure

The security sources noted that the drone had been carrying explosives with a detonator

It has emerged that a drone equipped with explosives and a detonator was discovered near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany on the night of 4-5 August.

Flights at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport were disrupted overnight as authorities investigated

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had been found on the tarmac.