In August 2026, an attempted sabotage attack was uncovered at Leipzig Airport in Germany involving drones loaded with explosives targeting a Ukrainian An-124 transport aircraft. Multiple drones were involved. On September 1, Germany officially accused Russia of the attack, which Moscow denies. Following the incident, a Kremlin official warned German counterparts that Leipzig would not be the last such attack. U.S. intelligence sources indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an intensified sabotage campaign against NATO countries, leading to a rise in sabotage incidents across Europe, including arson attacks on drone manufacturing facilities in Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia, and sabotage targeting Starlink ground stations in Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria.

In August 2026, an attempted sabotage attack was uncovered at Leipzig Airport in Germany involving drones loaded with explosives targeting a Ukrainian An-124 transport aircraft. Multiple drones were involved. On September 1, Germany officially accused Russia of the attack, which Moscow denies. Following the incident, a Kremlin official warned German counterparts that Leipzig would not be the last such attack. U.S. intelligence sources indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an intensified sabotage campaign against NATO countries, leading to a rise in sabotage incidents across Europe, including arson attacks on drone manufacturing facilities in Estonia, Poland, and Slovakia, and sabotage targeting Starlink ground stations in Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria.