Berlin (dpa -AfX) – drones above a German air force base at the North Sea alert the Bundeswehr. The “Süddeutsche Zeitung” quotes from a report that was classified as a classification to the Ministry of Defense, according to which several drones near the Swesing location triggered investigations into suspicion of espionage in January. A spokeswoman for the operational management command confirmed “a majority of drone sightings at the Bundeswehr site in January” when asked by the German Press Agency.
According to “SZ”, Ukrainian soldiers are also trained in “Patriot” system for their defense against the Russian attack war. The CDU defense expert Roderich Kiesewetter told the newspaper that in this case it can be assumed that it was primarily Russian drones.
The Bundeswehr spokeswoman also said that the local police passed on the process to the State Criminal Police Office Schleswig-Holstein. The Ministry could not comment on the investigation by the civilian authorities.
As the “SZ” continued, particularly professional drones were used in which the defense measures of the Bundeswehr failed. They tried in vain to dissuade them from the course with so -called whining and others or to force them to land.
Kiesewetter said on the one hand Russia gained a position image, these drones served the espionage. Second, they served to intimidate. He summed up: “We are much too backward in both our own drones and the defense as far as the Bundeswehr’s list is concerned” ./ Toz/DP/MIS