德国莱比锡/哈雷机场于周二至周三之间在南跑道发现一架装有爆炸装置的无人机[2][4][6]。无人机停放在乌克兰安托诺夫航空公司的An-124货运飞机附近[2][3][4]，该飞机搭载从法国运来的军事弹药，准备运往乌克兰[2]。联邦警察已成功拆除了炸药装置[3][6]。
无人机内装有PETN和Semtex炸药[2]。与此同时，当局正搜寻可能撞击另一架货机的第二架无人机[3][6]，该飞机因机场跑道关闭而中止着陆，最终在汉诺威着陆时发现轻微损伤[6]。
德国内政部长亚历山大·多布林特将此事件定性为"混合攻击场景"[3][4][5]，表示德国面临"危险的新水平"[5]，并强调该无人机设计用于绕过防御系统[1]。德国已启动反恐调查[3][6]。多布林特缩短了在意大利的假期返回处理此事件[6]。
莱比锡/哈雷机场是欧洲最大的货运枢纽之一[2]，也是北约SALIS项目的基地和乌克兰安托诺夫航空公司在欧洲的运营基地[1]。西方安全官员怀疑俄罗斯情报部门参与其中[1]。议员基泽韦特直接指责俄罗斯，称"这是俄罗斯策划的针对性混合攻击——即恐怖主义未遂"[5]。
这起事件并非孤立。2024年7月，莱比锡机场曾发生燃烧装置点燃DHL货运集装箱事件[1][2]，联邦检察院怀疑为俄罗斯有针对性的破坏[2]，波兰和立陶宛共22名嫌疑人被确认与俄罗斯情报机构有关[5]。2025年德国联邦刑警局注册了1000多架可疑无人机[2]。专家指出，这类可疑无人机自俄乌战争全面爆发以来大量出现[1]。
German federal police discovered a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport, one of Europe's largest cargo hubs, positioned near a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft loaded with military ammunition destined for Ukraine.[2][5][6] The drone, which contained PETN and Semtex explosives, was found on the airport's southern runway in the early hours of Wednesday, August 6, 2026.[2][4][6] Federal police successfully disarmed the explosive device using a bomb disposal robot.[2][3]
The incident has triggered a counterterrorism investigation, with investigators also searching for a second unidentified object suspected of striking another cargo aircraft on the airport grounds.[3][4][6] That aircraft diverted to Hannover for landing and sustained minor damage upon arrival.[6] Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt cut short his holiday in Italy to address the situation and characterized the incident as a "hybrid attack scenario" representing a dangerous new threat level to critical infrastructure.[3][5][6] Dobrindt stated that the drone's design indicated professional preparation aimed at circumventing defensive systems.[1]
The Leipzig/Halle Airport serves as a crucial logistics hub for NATO's Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) program and hosts the European base of Ukraine's Antonov airline.[1][2][6] Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence involvement in the attack.[1][5][6] This incident follows a July 2024 arson attack at the same airport in which a burning device ignited a DHL container, an incident federal prosecutors attributed to targeted Russian sabotage with connections to 22 suspects across Poland and Lithuania linked to Russian intelligence services.[5] In 2025, Germany's federal criminal police registered over 1,000 suspicious drones nationwide.[2]