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Germany Blames Russia for Drone Strike on Cargo Plane

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Russia Launches Drone Attacks

Russia launched kinetic attacks, including a drone strike on a German cargo plane.
Germany said on Sept. 1 Russia was behind the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
A Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea.
On Sept. 13 a Russian drone hit a train at Yahodyn by the Polish border.
Wolfgang Ischinger, chair of the Security Conference, called the drone and sabotage attacks acts of war.

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Russia Launches Drone Attacks

Russia launched kinetic attacks, including a drone strike on a German cargo plane.
Germany said on Sept. 1 Russia was behind the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
A Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea.
On Sept. 13 a Russian drone hit a train at Yahodyn by the Polish border.
Wolfgang Ischinger, chair of the Security Conference, called the drone and sabotage attacks acts of war.

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