Overview
- Last week a farmer found a broken drone near the Bundeswehr airbase at Wunstorf and investigators later discovered a suspicious substance a few meters from the wreckage that they currently assess may be explosive.
- The Federal Prosecutor (Generalbundesanwalt) and the Federal Criminal Police (BKA) have taken over the inquiry and are actively checking for links to the August Leipzig/Halle attempted drone attack that the government has attributed to Russia.
- Authorities say the Wunstorf device shows technical parallels to the Leipzig device, including non-commercial construction and at least one 3D-printed component, and forensic analysis indicates the drone may have been on site for an extended period, possibly since 2024.
- The location raises particular concern because Wunstorf houses the Bundeswehr’s A400M transport fleet and serves as a central logistics hub, a point noted in a recent security briefing at the Kanzleramt.
- Forensic tests are not finished and no formal connection has been confirmed; investigators say results will shape any further legal steps and political responses and will be weighed alongside the Leipzig probe focused on suspects Oleg L. and Andrei K.