Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7812x5208+0+0/resize/7812x5208!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2F88%2F38955d0e43e497addcf223314817%2Fap26217518165609.jpg' alt='Police forensic technicians work near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where a drone with an explosive device was found and a detonator was removed from the object, in Schkeuditz, Germany, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026.'/><p>The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures.</p><p>(Image credit: Hendrik Schmidt)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-141502' />