German military practices deploying troops to Estonia

The German military is practicing the deployment of additional troops to Estonia for the first time as part of the Brave Blue 26 military exercise, according to ERR News Estonia.

Separately, the Kyiv Independent reports that Germany's military now classifies Russian sabotage threats against its troops and facilities as significant. This is the military's second-highest threat classification, a change reportedly spurred by the discovery of an explosives-laden drone near the Wunstorf air base in September and sabotage incidents involving naval vessels, according to Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

A defense ministry spokesperson stated that the armed forces face a significant sabotage threat overall and that security measures at German armed forces facilities will be increased. While Germany previously accused Moscow of attempting a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in August targeting a Ukrainian plane, the Wunstorf air base incident marked the first time the German military was directly targeted.

Brief written by urgent.news from ERR News Estonia, Kyiv Independent — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.