Germany

Voluntary returns of migrants rise sharply in Germany

The number of migrants in Germany voluntarily returning to their home countries after being denied asylum has increased, Spiegel reported, citing data from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees on Aug. 17.

17 August, 03:57 PM

CEO Club Ukraine director Dmytro Karchuk returns home after detention in Poland

CEO Club Ukraine director Dmytro Karchuk returned home after spending 2 1/2 weeks in custody in Poland following his detention under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany in a bicycle theft case.

16 August, 10:58 PM

German Embassy warns of possible Russian strikes around Aug. 24

The German Embassy in Kyiv has tightened its security recommendations for German citizens in Ukraine, advising them to avoid train travel where possible ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day, DW reported on Aug. 14.

15 August, 01:31 PM

Germany ends automatic protection for new Ukrainian male arrivals

Germany has stopped automatically granting temporary protection to newly arrived Ukrainian men of conscription age unless they can confirm they left Ukraine legally or were exempted from military service, effective July 31.

14 August, 11:45 AM

Germany’s envoy in Kyiv: Ukraine’s resilience proves it can survive Russia’s war

German Ambassador to Ukraine Heiko Thoms spoke to NV about surviving a winter in Kyiv, Russia’s barbarism, German public sentiment toward the war and what continues to surprise him about Ukrainians.

13 August, 12:11 PM

Ukrainian drones overwhelm U.S. forces during major NATO exercise

Ukrainian drone operators “easily” detected and struck U.S. troops and armored vehicles during a military exercise in Germany earlier this year, exposing American vulnerabilities to the kind of drone warfare now dominating the battlefield in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 12.

13 August, 11:35 AM

Explosives in Leipzig airport drone incident were hidden in a can of corn, investigation reveals

The explosives used on the drone discovered near a Ukrainian An-124 cargo aircraft at the Leipzig airport were hidden in a can, which Polish authorities have linked to a larger cache of similar containers smuggled into Poland by Russian intelligence agents, RMF24 reported on August 12.

12 August, 02:45 PM

Hanover airport shuts down over drone sighting

In the early hours of Aug. 11, operations at Germany’s Hannover–Langenhagen Airport were suspended after an unidentified drone was spotted near the airfield, Der Spiegel reported.

11 August, 08:38 PM

Patriot missile production for Ukraine may shift to Germany

Interceptor missiles for American-made Patriot air defense systems intended for Ukraine could be manufactured in Germany or another European country, according to an in-depth report by The Telegraph dated Aug. 10.

11 August, 01:23 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

Russia damages German bulk carrier in Black Sea

A German-owned dry bulk carrier was seriously damaged and caught fire after being struck by multiple Russian drones in the Black Sea, Deutsche Welle reported on Aug. 6.

7 August, 02:18 AM

Germany arrests Ukrainian man suspected of sabotage plot

German authorities arrested a 33-year-old Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of preparing an act of sabotage against a weapons manufacturer in Bavaria, DW reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 04:47 PM

Leipzig airport drone incident carries tell-tale signs of Russian hybrid warfare

The discovery of an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig Airport marks "a new level of danger" for Germany, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned, The Guardian reported on August 5.

6 August, 10:54 AM

Russia plotted assassination of German drone company CEO — report

Russian intelligence services planned an assassination of the head of Donaustahl, a German drone manufacturer, Die Zeit reported on Aug. 5.

6 August, 03:35 AM

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

Germany's CDU forms expert advisory team to counter far-right AfD

Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has formed a team of experts to advise leadership during the state parliamentary election campaign, specifically aiming to counter the political influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), news agency dpa reported.

5 August, 12:02 PM

Germany now supplies Ukraine with novel RCH-155 howitzers

The German government has confirmed for the first time that Ukraine has received a number of RCH-155 self-propelled howitzers, Bild reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 08:40 PM

Germany to cut ammunition spending in blow to Rheinmetall

Germany plans to cut ammunition spending in 2027 as it prioritizes other defense needs, a shift that could add pressure on defense giant Rheinmetall, Bloomberg reported on July 28.

28 July, 03:39 PM

Merz bloc seeks Ukraine drone deal to strengthen Germany’s military deterrence

Alexander Hoffmann, chair of the Bavarian Christian Social Union group in the Bundestag, which is part of the CDU/CSU parliamentary bloc, called for Germany and Ukraine to sign an agreement on drone technology in a Bild interview published on July 26.

26 July, 07:21 PM

Germany moves two ships from Red Sea amid renewed Iran tensions

Germany will redeploy two naval vessels from the Red Sea region to the eastern Mediterranean amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, Spiegel reported on July 23.

24 July, 03:50 PM

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