Russia escalates hybrid warfare with sabotage, drone attacks on NATO defense and cultural sites in Europe
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Russia has escalated its hybrid warfare campaign against NATO allies, with a wave of sabotage and drone attacks targeting defense and cultural sites across Europe, officials and security experts said.
Germany on Tuesday formally blamed Russia for an Aug. 4 drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where explosives-laden drones targeted Ukrainian cargo planes. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the attack bore the hallmarks of Russian hybrid operations, citing the drone’s construction and detonation technology. The government responded by shutting down the Russian House cultural institute in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn, while tightening entry rules for Russian citizens .
The attack is part of a broader pattern. In Poland, fires were set at defense industry sites in Skarżysko and Lublin, while Estonia’s Milrem Robotics and a Ukrainian-founded drone manufacturer in Slovakia were also targeted. Estonian security expert Meelis Oidsalu described a “horizontal escalation” in the frequency and methods of such attacks .
Latvia’s armed forces commander, Kaspars Pudans, told Latvian Television that Russia uses sabotage as a low-cost, high-impact tactic to intimidate the West into reducing support for Ukraine. He noted the difficulty of defending against such hybrid threats, which can be constantly adapted .
The New York Times reported that Western security officials warn these incidents risk triggering a direct confrontation with NATO, whether or not Moscow intends it .
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