一架DHL货运飞机在离开德国莱比锡/哈雷机场时与不明物体相撞，随后安全转向汉诺威机场降落，机身受轻微损伤[1][2]。事件发生后，警方在机场货运区发现一架携带爆炸装置的无人机，引信已被拆除[3]。根据北约发言人的说法，该无人机配备了炸药和引爆装置[1]。
机场为应对安全威胁采取了运营调整措施，最初暂停所有航班，之后逐步恢复部分跑道的使用[2][3]。萨克森州内政部长阿明·舒斯特将这一事件定性为"非常严重的安全事件"[3]。德国当局确认，这起事件属于俄罗斯特工策划的一系列可疑无人机非法飞越活动的组成部分[1]。莫斯科方面已多次否认相关指控[1]。
此类事件在欧洲并非孤例。2024年，莱比锡DHL仓库和欧洲货运中发现了隐藏在包裹中的燃烧装置[1]。去年，一名中国籍人士因向北京间谍传递莱比锡-哈雷机场的航班时间表和货物运动信息而被定罪[1]。莱比锡/哈雷机场作为欧洲顶级货运枢纽，允许24小时货运航班运营[3]，这使其成为关键基础设施。
A DHL cargo plane collided with an unidentified object mid-air after departing Leipzig Airport in Germany, forcing the aircraft to divert safely to Hanover with minor damage to its nose [1][2][3]. The incident occurred on a Wednesday night [3], and authorities subsequently discovered a drone equipped with explosives and a detonator at the airport [1][2]. Police deployed robotic equipment to handle the device, which had its fuse removed [3].
The discovery prompted an immediate suspension of flight operations at Leipzig-Halle Airport, one of Europe's leading cargo hubs that operates 24-hour freight services [3]. The airport's south runway was closed, while the north runway was reopened during the night [3]. Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster characterized the incident as "a very serious security event" [3]. State prosecutors and counterterrorism officials launched investigations into the occurrence [3].
German and European authorities have attributed the incident to suspected sabotage activities by Russian operatives, part of a pattern of suspicious drone incursions near critical infrastructure [1]. Moscow has repeatedly denied such allegations [1]. The incident follows an earlier discovery in 2024 of incendiary devices hidden in parcels found at the Leipzig DHL warehouse and European cargo operations [1]. Additionally, a Chinese national was convicted last year for passing flight schedules and cargo movement information about Leipzig-Halle Airport to Beijing intelligence handlers [1].