Drones target German ports, hospitals and oil refineries in latest hybrid attack
Germany is investigating Russia’s participation in a mysterious drone flock that spies in an energy power plant, hospital and military shipyard.
A fuel refinery and a regional parliament targeted what could be the last example. Moscow’s hybrid war against NATO.
Unmanned aerial vehicles, late last week, Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein was seen flying on the facilities.
The internal government note, which was stated by Effective German News Magazine Der Spiegel, claims that the critical infrastructure is measured in size by drones of drones.
NATO allies, in recent weeks in the Russian -related hybrid attacks from the increasing pressure.
This overcomes “reckless” charges Violations of the Military Alliance airspace By the Russian warrior jets and drones as the tensions between the West and Moscow increase.
In the last incident, the drones were detected on a military shipyard belonging to Thyssenkrupp, a warship manufacturer in the port city of Port City last Thursday evening.
Shortly thereafter, “Mother Drone Network with Drone Net” was detected in the nearby university hospital.
Similar formations were also detected on the Northern Baltic Naval Canal, a vital coastal plant of Kiel and a vital European transport.
The State Parliament Landeshaus Kiel and Hamburg Airport supplying the heide refinery was also overlooked.
It was said that the drones flew with parallel lines to measure the facilities on the ground correctly.
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack, the Interior Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, said: “In addition to other things, Schleswig-Holstein is intensive and ongoing coordination with Schleswig-Holstein, Federal Government and Bundeswehr because of the recent events in Denmark and other European countries.”
Schleswig-Holstein neighbors brought by unidentified drones Denmark Copenhagen airport to stop last week.
Delays on flights at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania and Oslo Airport in Norway were also triggered by the drones.
UAVs on Wednesday on the eve of a European Union Summit in the Danish capital, the leaders’ support for Ukraine, sanctions and The so -called “drone wall” to protect the continent.
This includes € 140 billion (£ 121.8 billion) to buy weapons using Russian assets seized in Europe to guarantee the financing of Ukraine.
In addition, the EU has a 19th sanction package against Russia at the negotiating table. The latest measures aim to attract Moscow’s highly needed fossil fuel sales.
Before the summit, France’s Emmanuel Macron warned: “We are confronting a very aggressive in the field of information for a few years with Russia, which is very aggressive in the elections and increases cyber attacks.”
Danish forbade the use of civil drones during the gathering of two -day leaders, and he called dozens of NATO ally to monitor the country.
UK, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Poland and USA provide anti-donation and surveillance equipment To start attacks again.
These include radars, helicopters and a German air defense frigate placed in the Port of Copenhagen.
The German and Danish officials have not yet provided certain evidence that the latest drone incidents are linked to Russia.
Kremlin rejected any participation to those described as “hybrid attacks ..
However, this did not prevent European leaders from calling Moscow from the emergence of mysterious drones in the airspace.
“We still don’t know where they come from,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
“Doubt, to come from Russia.”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said: “There is only one country from the European perspective … It is willing to threaten us and this is Russia and therefore we need a very strong answer.”
Analysts say that the “gray zone” tactics deployed by Russia are probably an attempt to deter him the West’s support to Ukraine.
As in Germany, the collection of critical national infrastructure intelligence is often defined as preparation for war with Russian NATO.
