German authorities have identified two suspects behind a failed explosive-drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month: a Russian national believed to be affiliated with the GRU, Russia's military intelligence agency, and a Belarusian accomplice, according to confidential investigative documents cited by Bloomberg.

The drone, carrying explosives and a detonator, was found near a parked Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft on Aug. 4-5. It failed to detonate because its triggering mechanism was disconnected, according to NPR. Investigators believe the device was meant to disable parked aircraft and delay shipments supporting Ukraine.

"A New Threat Scenario"

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said German agencies are "working intensively" on the case and that the country has "increasingly become a target for hybrid attackers," while the interior minister called it a "new threat scenario" requiring "a high level of technical expertise," according to CNN.

Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, has denied the accusations, saying Germany and the media reached conclusions "without even waiting for preliminary results."

18 DRONE INCIDENTS SINCE JANUARY.

The Leipzig incident is one of at least 18 separate drone incidents that have disrupted German airport and infrastructure operations since January, part of a broader pattern of suspected sabotage that has already prompted Germany to shutter a Russian consulate in response to an earlier incident.

No arrests have been announced, and the named suspects are believed to remain outside Germany, according to the reporting.