Drones Spotted Over German Military Base Two Days After Suspected Drone Attack

AFP

Two ‌drones were spotted above a military base in western Germany late on Thursday.

Two drones were spotted above a military base in western Germany late on Thursday, two days after an explosive-laden drone was found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport ‌in the east of the country, Reuters reported citing authorities on Saturday.

A spokesperson for Germany's armed forces said the drones were sighted at around 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday at the base in Mechernich in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, some 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the Belgian ⁠border.

Military police were deployed once the sighting was confirmed and the matter turned over to police in the nearby town of Euskirchen, according to Reuters.

According to German media, the Bundeswehr site in Mechernich has a high-security underground storage facility for equipment and spare parts for military hardware and is a base for personnel responsible for maintenance of U.S. Patriot air defence systems.

The drone discovered late ‌on ⁠Tuesday at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a civilian freight and NATO logistics hub, was found close to several Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo airplanes, according to German media reports.

German government officials have not publicly attributed responsibility for the incident to any foreign country. However, some lawmakers have accused Russia, which has been at war with Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022.

The Russian Embassy in Berlin on Friday dismissed the incident in Leipzig as a "fabricated provocation", describing it as another attempt to level accusations against Russia without supporting evidence.



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