Two drones were spotted flying over the Bundeswehr military base in Mechernich, Germany, around 10 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026. This occurred two days after a drone carrying explosives was found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a major international freight hub and NATO Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) site. The discovery of the drone with explosives is assessed by U.S. officials to be of Russian origin. The Euskirchen police have opened an investigation into the drone sightings at the military base. The incident occurs amid increased Russian drone incursions into NATO countries and a broader uptick in sabotage and cyber operations across Europe since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Germany dismissed the Leipzig drone incident as part of anti-Russian hysteria in Germany.

Two drones were spotted flying over the Bundeswehr military base in Mechernich, Germany, around 10 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026. This occurred two days after a drone carrying explosives was found and defused at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a major international freight hub and NATO Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) site. The discovery of the drone with explosives is assessed by U.S. officials to be of Russian origin. The Euskirchen police have opened an investigation into the drone sightings at the military base. The incident occurs amid increased Russian drone incursions into NATO countries and a broader uptick in sabotage and cyber operations across Europe since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Germany dismissed the Leipzig drone incident as part of anti-Russian hysteria in Germany.