Berlin fears that Chinese drones could transmit sensitive data on military activities to Beijing. Following the US and Australia, Germany has also banned DJI drones and restricted access to military bases for Chinese vehicles

According to the WSJ, Putin is reported to have ordered an escalation of the hybrid war against NATO countries. Following the foiled attack at Leipzig Airport, Germany has raised its alert level regarding Russian sabotage. And investigations point to a chain of command that is increasingly closely linked to Moscow 

“They will use drones launched from the sea, hidden inside a container; it’s not difficult at all,” a Lithuanian source told the Spanish daily. The warning issued by the CIA director in August. The Defence Minister: “No to adding further fuel to the fire.” French President Macron also denies the report: “It is a report that must be denied, but the situation is worrying.”

Like Napoleon, the trenches of the Great War and the blitzkrieg of the Second World War, the defence of Kyiv today is rewriting the rules of military strategy

In Kryvyi Rih, Moscow attacks a shopping centre, causing more than 150 casualties, including both dead and injured. Russia is working to amass a large stockpile of weapons, and Ukraine has only one solution at present: if the missiles cannot be intercepted, Kyiv is targeting the launchers from which the attacks originate. Figures

Firearms and innovations that sought, in vain, to reduce the deadly impact of conflicts on human beings. And today, drones and AI

The drone in Latvia, the fire in Colleferro and the significance of European rearmament

The explosive drone found in Leipzig is the latest episode in a campaign that European intelligence agencies attribute to Russia’s hybrid warfare: the front line is drawing closer to Western strategic infrastructure