According to sources, German authorities believe that a Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent named Oleg Le coordinated logistics in preparing an assassination attempt at Leipzig Airport. It was also determined that the second suspect is a Belarusian citizen named Andrey Ka.
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Based on these findings, Berlin decided to blame Russia for the incident and announced measures including the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian cultural center in Berlin. Russia, in turn, denies any involvement.
Investigators believe that O. Le arrived in Germany from Turkey, then left Berlin Airport for Serbia and is currently probably back in Russia. Direct flights between Russia and Germany have been suspended since Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
According to Welt, officials knew about O. Le’s ties to the GRU upon arrival, but surveillance was not conducted after he entered the country. The suspects were identified based on DNA traces found at the airport. Explosives may have been brought into Germany by trucks through Bulgaria and Serbia.
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The drone was detected late in the evening on August 4 in the secured cargo area of Leipzig Airport, near a Ukrainian cargo plane. This airport is used as a military cargo transport hub. A spokesperson for the German domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told AFP news agency that due to the ongoing investigation, they could not comment on this information.
Germany, one of Ukraine’s main supporters since the start of the large-scale invasion, is facing increased sabotage cases, cyberattacks, and other incidents, with suspicions mostly falling on Moscow.
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