Moscow is ramping up hybrid attacks on Germany, from espionage and disinformation to drone incursions.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that although the country may not be at war, it's no longer entirely at peace either.
In recent weeks, a string of drone incursions has unsettled the country, targeting military, critical and even civilian facilities – including Munich Airport. Both the Chancellor and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius have held Russia responsible for at least some of the incidents.
It's still unclear who exactly was behind the drone flights, as investigators would first need to identify its operators. So far, however, not even a single drone has reportedly been recovered.
What is clear, though, is that there appear to be two types of drone flights: professional operations using larger drones, and amateur flights carried out with off-the-shelf consumer models.
Authorities suspect that some of the latter may have been conducted by so-called "low-level agents" working on the margins of Russian intelligence networks.
A sign prohibiting drones is seen at the Munich Airport on Friday, Oct.
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