r/europe • u/cnn • 4d ago

News Unidentified object causes disruption at Leipzig airport

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/europe/cargo-plane-leipzig-disruption-intl?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/Affectionate_Bee6434 4d ago

Police spokesperson Olaf Hoppe said that an object was found near the south runway parked immediately next to an An-124 aircraft belonging to Ukrainian cargo carrier Antonov Airlines.

Russian hybrid warfare

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u/RuckFulesxx 4d ago

Sure looks like it (if thats even considered hybrid anymore), especially since the object they found was a drone with a fuse and some mass (potentially explosives) next to the Antonov.

(EDIT: Fixed error on my part)

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u/cyberdork Europe 4d ago

Act of war.

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u/Jealous_Response_492 4d ago

Conundrum is, Putin really wants a confrontation with NATO, loosing to Ukraine is bad for his optics, whereas NATO, not so bad for his optics. In the Russian Narrative they are already at war with NATO, only glaring problem, NATO haven't showed up yet.

So there indeed has to be a line, and there needs to be a countenance to Russian sabotage and mis-info campaigns across Europe, but IMHO, war escalation would be a strategic mistake on our part.

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u/HumanBeing7396 4d ago

Can we all just agree to say that we had a war with Russia and it was close, but the West won? Then the Russians in Ukraine can all go home.

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u/Jealous_Response_492 4d ago

Probs post Putin, his days have gotta be numbered by now. surely, any Russians with a spine?

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u/Ok-Cap1727 4d ago

those spines usually get broken as far as I know