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U.S. officials tie Leipzig airport drone incident to Russian government

An explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan cargo aircraft at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 5 was likely linked to the Russian government, U.S. officials familiar with intelligence assessments of the incident told The Wall Street Journal.

8 August, 12:57 PM

German MP demands response to Leipzig drone incident

SPD MP Sebastian Fielder is “demanding a strong response” from the German government if it turns out that Russia was behind the recent drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport, ntv reported on Aug. 7.

7 August, 10:55 PM

Antonov aircraft were not damaged in Leipzig drone incident

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that no one was injured and Antonov aircraft were not damaged after a drone incident at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 5, adding that the situation remains under investigation.

6 August, 03:26 PM

Drone with suspected explosive found near Antonov plane in Germany

German investigators are examining a drone found overnight on the runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane, with Bild reporting the device carried a detonator and an unidentified substance that may have been an explosive on Aug. 5.

5 August, 02:11 PM

Antonov pauses work on new An-225 Mriya

Ukraine’s state-owned aerospace enterprise Antonov has paused work on building another An-225 superheavy cargo aircraft, to resume after the hot phase of the war is over, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 20, citing company sources.

20 September 2024, 11:42 PM

Antonov leadership to stand trial on negligence charges

The former leadership of Ukraine’s state-owned Antonov aerospace enterprise will stand trial for alleged gross negligence that led to the loss of An-225 Mriya aircraft in the opening days of Russian invasion in early 2022, the Office of the Prosecutor-General announced on Feb. 27.

27 February 2024, 09:20 PM

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