Airfield Attack Marked Opening Shot in Putin’s Stepped-Up Sabotage Campaign

A massive cargo plane, used to carry military assistance to Ukraine and parked at an airfield in eastern Germany, was attacked by explosive-packed drones in early August. German officials say they were piloted by Russian military-intelligence agents.

One drone slammed into the Antonov freighter but failed to explode. Another collided with a different plane, and a third detonated near the airport perimeter, authorities say. Had the assault worked as planned, investigators say, the result would have been mayhem and casualties at one of Europe’s most important air-cargo airports.

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