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Drone sighting near German base where Ukrainian troops trained on Patriot systems.

German military authorities suspected Russian espionage after unidentified drones repeatedly flew over the Schwesing military site in northern Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained on Patriot air-defence systems. Six incidents were recorded between 9 and 29 January 2025; German forces attempted to detect and jam the drones but failed to identify their operators. The drones were considered unusually sophisticated, leading authorities to suspect that they were being used to collect intelligence on German military capabilities and Ukrainian training, although Russian responsibility was not established.

Occurrence
2025-01-09
Publication
2025-01-09T10:07:04Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
DE
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2025-01-09T10:07:04Z

    German military authorities suspected Russian espionage after unidentified drones repeatedly flew over the Schwesing military site in northern Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained on Patriot air-defence systems. Six incidents were recorded between 9 and 29 January 2025; German forces attempted to detect and jam the drones but failed to identify their operators. The drones were considered unusually sophisticated, leading authorities to suspect that they were being used to collect intelligence on German military capabilities and Ukrainian training, although Russian responsibility was not established.