A drone and a detonator were reportedly found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport.

15:22, Thu, Aug 6, 2026 Updated: 15:25, Thu, Aug 6, 2026

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The suspected device was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane. (Image: Getty)

Russian President Vladimir Putin would be "ready to shoot down passenger jets in Europe" with his drones, a security expert said. After a runway was closed as a drone and a detonator were reportedly found near a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig Airport in Germany, security expert Will Geddes told The Sun the event also posed a risk to commercial airports.

"The economic impact is signficant as anybody would imagine, but [the drones] being used as a delivery device for malintent, it is a huge concern," Mr Geddes added.

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These comments come after a suspected device was found near a parked Ukrainian Antonov cargo at Leipzig/Halle Airport late on Tuesday night.

German authorities reportedly classified the drone as a possible explosive device after it was found carrying an unknown substance and what was believed to be a detonator.

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The suspected device was found on Tuesday. (Image: Getty)

The German airport's southern runway was closed while bomb disposal teams assessed the suspected device. Local police then added they were treating the incident as a state security matter.

Earlier this week, Ukraine launched a huge drone attack across Russia. Ukraine is using its long-range strike drones to hit targets deep inside Russia's territory.

Recently, Ukraine has been targeting oil refineries and other key Russian infastructures, including logistic hubs operated by Wildberries, an 'Amazon-like' Russian business. Leningrad Oblast governor Alexander Drozdenko said drones struck one of the company's warehouses in the Krasny Bor region and Wildberries itself confirmed that its facility had been struck.

Ukrainian air force said Russia attacked by using 181 long-range drone strikes from Sunday to Monday.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Image: Getty)

Other reports also said five people were killed and six were injured in attacks within another industrial zone in Novosyolki.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday the country is using its long-range strike drones to hit targets deep inside Russia in an effort to push Vladimir Putin into seeking a peace settlement.