The Russian military intelligence unit known as SSD manages these covert operations across the continent. Following the German airfield attack, the Kremlin utilized a backchannel to warn Berlin that the operation in Leipzig would not be the final attack in the broader campaign.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Putin Orders NATO Sabotage Campaign Starting with German Airport Strike
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U.S. intelligence agencies have found that the Kremlin has expanded its covert warfare in Europe to include a series of attacks against NATO countries, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal. A failed drone strike at Leipzig-Halle Airport this summer, which targeted a freighter carrying aid for Ukraine, served as one of the opening moves in a sabotage campaign commanded directly by Vladimir Putin, according to European officials briefed on the findings.
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