German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated on a press conference that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack on the Leipzig/Halle airport in August. ^[1] The German government officially accused a Russian intelligence service of attempting to carry out a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, marking the first time Berlin directly blamed Moscow for the incident. ^[2] Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Sept. 1 for a decisive strategy to counter Russian threats in Europe after Germany officially accused Moscow of attempting a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. ^[3] On 2026-09-03, a failed drone attack carrying approximately 600 grams of Semtex explosives was discovered near parked Antonov cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany. ^[4] A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered by an employee of the Leipzig/Halle airport on the evening of August 4, near a Ukrainian Antonov aircraft. ^[5] Alexander Dobrindt claimed that Russian state organs authorized the attack by hiring so-called low-level agents who are not intelligence-trained but recruited by secret services. ^[6] Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that acts of sabotage, disinformation, interference in electoral processes, espionage, and attacks on critical infrastructure are components of Russia's deliberate and targeted strategy rather than isolated incidents. ^[7] German officials said the drone's configuration, components, explosives, and fuel matched those used by Russia in other hybrid operations and in its war against Ukraine. ^[8] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz formally blamed Russia for the operation on 2026-09-02. ^[9] NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated on 2026-09-03 that Russia's attempts to intimidate or undermine Western unity are futile and will fail. ^[10] EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas characterized the event as an episode with all the characteristics of state-sponsored terrorism. ^[11]