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Russian Hybrid Attacks Push Deeper Into European Territory

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Russian hybrid attacks are increasingly penetrating European territory, including drone incidents near a Romanian energy project, Leipzig airport, and Lithuanian airspace.

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As Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine continues with high casualties and little battlefield movement, hybrid attacks on Europe are increasing.

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Over the course of the summer, Russian attacks have been pushing ever deeper into European territory.

On August 11, military divers destroyed two drones floating off the coast of Romania near a €4 billion (US$4.7 billion) energy project. Nine days later, Bucharest scrambled two F-16s to take out a maritime drone near the same Black Sea gas platform with hundreds of workers on board.

Earlier that month, German police detected an armed UAV at Leipzig airport, while this week Nato jets downed another unmanned aircraft that entered Lithuanian airspace from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Moscow. In all these cases, the authorities pointed the finger squarely at the Kremlin.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine grinds on with little movement on the battlefield and thousands of casualties each week, so-called hybrid attacks on Europe are increasing not just in number, but in their recklessness.

Open Questions

  • What further measures will NATO take to secure its airspace and borders?
  • How will Romania and Lithuania respond to these specific incursions?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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