Germany is investigating suspected drone espionage after drones were flown over several industrial sites.
Yesterday prosecutors said they had opened an investigation into repeated drone flights over critical infrastructure in northern Germany which they said were suspected of spying for sabotage purposes.
The German military’s Territorial Command said it had complied with a police request to provide radar data on the suspicious drone flights.
German chemicals group Covestro and Swiss cement maker Holcim are among a group of chemical, energy and logistics companies that have operations in the ChemCoast Park industrial area in Brunsbuttel, in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Yesterday German newspaper Bild cited state criminal police saying the drones were likely to have been Russian Orlan-10s, which have a range of 500-600km (310-372 miles) and can fly at over 62mph (100kph).
Germany has been one of Ukraine’s biggest suppliers of military aid since Russia invaded in 2022 and has been on increased alert over sabotage activity.
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