Latvia has responded after German investigators identified two suspects in the attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key cargo hub in Saxony that handles freight linked to Ukraine. The case centres on an early-August incident in which explosives and drone equipment were found near the airport, while German officials have publicly attributed responsibility to Russia and Moscow has denied involvement.
One suspect is described in media investigations as a Russia-born man holding a Latvian passport, alleged to have provided logistics and instructions for the operation. The second is a Belarusian national who also reportedly holds a Russian passport; DNA evidence helped identify him. Investigators reconstructed travel routes and concluded that one suspect entered Germany via Berlin before leaving the country ahead of the attempted attack.
The disclosures follow days of mounting political pressure in Berlin, where officials tied the airport plot to broader hybrid activity against critical infrastructure. Leipzig/Halle is among Germany’s most important air cargo gateways, and the incident briefly disrupted operations around a facility central to military and commercial freight flows.