Suspect in Leipzig airport sabotage reportedly linked to Russian military intelligence
German investigators have identified two suspects in the sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where a drone fitted with a detonator was found near a Ukrainian transport aircraft in early August. The suspects are Russian national Oleg L. and Belarusian national Andrei K., according to a report by German newspaper Welt am Sonntag . One of them, Oleg L., has ties to Russia’s military…
German investigators have identified two suspects in the recent drone sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The suspects are Oleg L., a Russian national with ties to Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, and Andrei K., a Belarusian national. Oleg L. is believed to have been responsible for preparing and handling the logistics of the operation.
He is suspected of entering Germany from Turkey through Berlin Brandenburg Airport and leaving from the same airport, eventually traveling to Serbia. German security agencies are confident that Oleg L. is a GRU officer. The suspects planned to use three drones, but two were destroyed during takeoff, and the third drone nearly reached the Ukrainian transport aircraft.
An explosion was only averted due to the detonator's malfunction. Andrei K. was linked to the attack through DNA found on a drone control antenna, matching records in Finnish and Lithuanian police databases. He also has a history of criminal activity, including arson and theft. Germany has formally accused Russia of carrying out a hybrid attack at the airport, responding by closing the Russian House cultural center in Berlin and Russia’s consulate general in Bonn.
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