Those are probably well-grounded fears.
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Aaaaand, in a shocking turn of events…
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“According to information from the ZEIT, in the meantime video recordings that provide information about this. Because the majority of of the airport area is recorded by cameras. From the videos, that Leipzig has escaped a catastrophe by a much narrower margin than before known.
The videos show the cargo plane parked at the airport of the Antonov brand. And they apparently show that already on Tuesday evening against 7:30 p.m. an object flew directly towards this aircraft. It finally hit one of the wings. The wings are particularly sensitive parts of the aircraft because fuel tanks are usually located in them. . If you want to detonate an airplane, you detonate a bomb there. However, this is not the case in Leipzig . It follows from the photographs that the object of of the wing and fell to the ground. Traces on a grand piano of the Antonov confirm this presumed sequence of events. Why not the explosive device exploded, is so far unclear.”
“The drone was not discovered by chance until four hours later. The ZEIT had already reported on Wednesday that the bus driver of a group of tourists who became aware of the device. Previous Reconstructions had assumed that he had given the device a kick and later fixed it to the ground. This was also reported by the CDU member of the Bundestag Detlef Seif, who was informed about the incident by the federal government on Thursday together with other domestic politicians.”
“Camera footage, on the other hand, now shows that the drone is already was lying on the ground when the bus driver arrived. After a short hesitation, he put his foot on it and informed the security staff. The After all, contrary to what was previously known, an explosive device was not attached to the drone themselves, but at a distance. It is possible that he detached himself on impact with the aircraft.
For the officers of the Federal Criminal Police Office, who were arrested at the weekend have taken over the investigations, this results in new findings. It is now clearer how exactly the drone approached the aircraft: not carefully, but with the obvious intention of damaging it. It is also clearer what purpose it served. So far, one of the investigative hypotheses has been that it could have been meant merely as a kind of warning. Armed yes, but not intended to actually explode. This Hypothesis can now hardly be maintained. Leipzig Airport has narrowly escaped a devastating attack.”
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Fantastic AI translation there.
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Deported to…the war zone?
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Given that Fire Point are developing an interceptor that is a low-cost competitor to the PAC-3 missiles, I don’t think it’s surprising that there are concerns.
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Expelled from the country. But yep, surprised that he isn’t being drafted straight to the front…
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Ukraine War Flashback: August 2024. The Invasion of Kursk. The ‘ballsiest’ move ever undertaken by the rank underdog in a major war: Invading the invader.
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This is seriously good news for UA.
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