The investigation, reported by Der Spiegel, specifically identifies the Special Tasks Department (SSD) as the unit responsible for the mission. The identification is based on a combination of travel patterns and digital forensic evidence connecting the operators in Leipzig to the Russian state's intelligence apparatus.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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BND Traces Leipzig Airport Drone Attack to Russia's GRU SSD
Geopolitics13 days ago
The BND linked the aerial assault on Leipzig's aviation hub to a clandestine division of the GRU by analyzing phone and location data. Investigators reconstructed data streams from a 5G router and two SIM cards recovered from the drone, which pointed to servers previously employed by Russian intelligence in other operations.
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