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'New level of danger': Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war

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After a drone crashes in Germany, fears of suspected Russian operations rise across Europe.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the incident marked a "new level of danger" for Germany, "while never naming Russia as a possible culprit."

Dobrindt said: "These threats are not the work of amateurs."

Dobrindt said: "We're dealing with possibly foreign powers."

The IISS characterised the wave as "a series of tactical successes for the Kremlin and a strategic failure of allied air defence."

Analysts warned that "Europe is not ready for a war."

US intelligence reportedly believed the drone was Russian.

Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunaus alleged Moscow is planning false-flag attacks on Baltic critical infrastructure using captured Ukrainian drones to "frame" Kyiv.

A quadcopter carrying plastic explosives evaded air defences at Leipzig/Halle — a NATO hub — struck a Ukrainian cargo plane, failed to detonate, and was found on the tarmac by a bus driver. DNA evidence reportedly ties the drone to a firebomb mailed to the same airport in July 2024.