‘War without battle’: Europe struggles to tackle mounting Russian hybrid attacks
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Europe faces intensified hybrid attacks from Russia, including drone interceptions near key energy infrastructure in the Black Sea and unauthorized UAV activities in Germany. NATO jets have engaged hostile drones, reflecting the growing security challenges in the region.
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...