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Germany's military warns of 'significant' Russian sabotage threat
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Germany's armed forces have classified the threat of Russian sabotage against their troops and facilities as "significant," the second-highest level on their internal threat scale, following a recent Bundeswehr assessment.
- The reassessment was prompted by the discovery of a crashed drone carrying explosives near the Wunstorf air base, believed to be aimed at Bundeswehr aircraft, marking a "red line" crossed by Russia involving kinetic and lethal effects.
- The report highlights a pattern of suspected Russian reconnaissance activities in Germany, including drone overflights of a missile defense site and covert filming of a key railway station.
- German intelligence anticipates an escalation of such hostile actions in the near future, with preventive security measures being enhanced at vulnerable sites.
- German leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, emphasize the seriousness of Russian hybrid attacks and disinformation, describing them as fundamental threats to Germany's political order.
