Could Russia be involved in German airport drone-bomb?

Investigators have received statements from Vladyslav D., who said he was paid more than $2,000 (£1,487) in cryptocurrency for his efforts, with a clear motive. And what about the Leipzig case? Few details about the drone weaponry are yet public. Some German sources say the explosive was Semtex, which contains RDX—the same explosive recovered from nutrient cans in a Lithuanian cemetery. It remains unknown how much the drone recovered at the airport was carrying, and any physical damage may have been limited. "The drone casing, if it was metal, mightiness person enactment a spread successful the level but conscionable a blast question astir apt would conscionable person dented it unless they enactment immoderate fragmentation inside," explosives expert Professor Jackie Akhavan of Cranfield University explained. If Russia was behind the incident, its purpose was likely to sow fear. Andrei Soldatov, an expert on Russia's intelligence agencies, said it "makes sense" to suspect Moscow, pointing to a broad pattern of sabotage and hostile activity, from arson attacks on facilities supporting Ukraine to drones over sensitive sites in Europe. "It's a message. You get thing similar that [bomb] into 1 of the biggest European airports and you nonstop the connection that, 'Guys, we tin bash that. Remember'," Soldatov explained. "You hint to the adversary that you mightiness origin a truly large problem: that time mightiness beryllium much serious." He added that the possible motive stems from Moscow being under aggravated pressure from Ukraine's long‑scale drone attacks, and from the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has been humiliated, repeatedly". Germany remains one of Kyiv's biggest suppliers of military aid.