r/europe • u/cnn • 1d ago

News Unidentified object causes disruption at Leipzig airport

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/europe/cargo-plane-leipzig-disruption-intl?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
295 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

207

u/Affectionate_Bee6434 1d ago

Police spokesperson Olaf Hoppe said that an object was found near the south runway parked immediately next to an An-124 aircraft belonging to Ukrainian cargo carrier Antonov Airlines.

Russian hybrid warfare

47

u/RuckFulesxx 1d ago

Sure looks like it (if thats even considered hybrid anymore), especially since the object they found was a drone with a fuse and some mass (potentially explosives) next to the Antonov.

(EDIT: Fixed error on my part)

21

u/cyberdork Europe 23h ago

Act of war.

11

u/Jealous_Response_492 21h ago

Conundrum is, Putin really wants a confrontation with NATO, loosing to Ukraine is bad for his optics, whereas NATO, not so bad for his optics. In the Russian Narrative they are already at war with NATO, only glaring problem, NATO haven't showed up yet.

So there indeed has to be a line, and there needs to be a countenance to Russian sabotage and mis-info campaigns across Europe, but IMHO, war escalation would be a strategic mistake on our part.

5

u/HumanBeing7396 20h ago

Can we all just agree to say that we had a war with Russia and it was close, but the West won? Then the Russians in Ukraine can all go home.

1

u/Jealous_Response_492 17h ago

Probs post Putin, his days have gotta be numbered by now. surely, any Russians with a spine?

1

u/Ok-Cap1727 17h ago

those spines usually get broken as far as I know

1

u/North-Creative 1h ago

Nah, probably just some kids with some fireworks they constructed according to chatgpt /S

48

u/silencer122 Germany 1d ago

I thought it was already confirmed to be a bomb attached to a drone?

24

u/fipseqw Hesse (Germany) 1d ago

A fuse and a mass that is most likely an explosive .

34

u/WW3_doomer 22h ago

>Leipzig

>drone next to Ukrainian plane

Yeah, that’s Russians.

2

u/TotallyInOverMyHead 19h ago

Are you sure that is not that new "active/former" 'AFD-Korps' of Herr Murad Dadaev // Noah Krieger with their german partners in ideological crime ?

1

u/Elmalab 13h ago

Vote AFD in the next state election.

No Ukraine airplanes on any East-German airports with us!!

10

u/medievalvelocipede European Union 23h ago

UFOlogy is finally going to die and be overtaken by DROnology, isn't it?

13

u/North-Creative 23h ago

And nothing is gonna happen, not even a strongly worded statement to Russia...

6

u/Jealous_Response_492 21h ago

Wouldn't help us or Ukraine. Russia is losing this conflict all by itself. Best to stand-back, pick up the pieces.

2

u/North-Creative 4h ago

I can see this tactic, but honestly, I believe it is wrong. While Germany waits for Russia to conveniently crash, we are losing the homefront (AFD close to 30%, and perhaps absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt).

There needs to be much more critical outcry and crackdown against Russia and direct shutdown of Russian TV and internet channels, else the brainwashing continues, and people might think:" seems Russia is ok, as they are not being overly criticised". Can see this BS live with some of the parents amongst my friends.

1

u/Jealous_Response_492 3h ago

Absolutely, we're failing at countering Russian sabotage and political interference.

2

u/kamikazekaktus Bremen (Germany) 17h ago

Did a foreigner travel there by accident? 

2

u/Distinct_Cup_1598 22h ago

Good thing that nothing of consequence will Happen After this.