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Unidentified drones over industrial sites at Brunsbuttel, Germany

Name: Unidentified drones over industrial sites at Brunsbuttel, Germany
Start: 2024-08
Location: Brunsbuttel, Germany

When: Aug 2024
Where: Brunsbuttel, Germany
Sources: 2 public sources

The Brunsbuttel nuclear plant, among the industrial sites drones flew over in 2024 Steffen Papenbroock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In August 2024 police in Schleswig-Holstein reported repeated night drone flights over Brunsbuttel's chemical park and LNG terminal, up to five per night. Flensburg prosecutors opened an inquiry on suspicion of sabotage-related espionage; no operator was publicly identified.

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PressGermany concerned about Russian drone overflights of sensitive civilian and military sites (opens in a new tab)Le Monde / 2024-08-24
PressDrone sightings near bases, infrastructure unnerve German officials (opens in a new tab)Defense News / 2024-08-29

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