Investigation into the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport
Place: Leipzig/Halle AirportRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
A Russian group recounts GFCN’s assessment, which questions the evidentiary basis of the investigation and points to a discrepancy in the date as presented: the dates given indicate August 5. Ukrainian reports and Meduza relay investigators’ conclusions about the alleged roles of Oleg Lyovushkin and Andrey Karshakov; the Ukrainian report also says the target was a Ukrainian transport aircraft, while the other publications here do not specify the type of aircraft. The texts contain no directly contradictory claims about the date of the incident: the Russian publication also gives August.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS (tass.com) reports that GFCN found discrepancies in the joint investigation by The Daily Telegraph and Welt am Sonntag into the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. According to GFCN’s assessment, the dates in the report point to August 5, and the accounts of surveillance of the suspect and the transportation of explosives are not supported by sufficient information.
“Thus, according to the association, the text itself directly indicates that the actual incident occurred on August 5.”
- GFCN finds inconsistencies in Telegraph investigation into Leipzig drone — TASS (tass.com), 4 October, 14:50
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda relays the account in the investigation by The Telegraph and Welt am Sonntag: Oleg Lyovushkin may have organized the attempted sabotage, while Andrey Karshakov may have carried it out directly. Suspilne reports that, according to German media, a drone carrying explosives was heading toward a Ukrainian transport aircraft and hit its wing, but the explosives did not detonate. According to Suspilne, in September the German government held Russia responsible for the attempted attack; Russia denies involvement.
“Дрон із вибухівкою, за даними німецьких ЗМІ, цілеспрямовано летів у бік українського транспортного літака та вдарився об його крило, однак вибухівка не здетонувала.”
- Російського байкера назвали організатором диверсії в аеропорту Лейпцига — медіа — Suspilne, 2 October, 13:34
- ЗМІ опублікували інформацію про росіянина, який міг організувати диверсію в аеропорту Лейпцига — Ukrainska Pravda, 2 October, 14:10
What independent sources report
automatic summary Meduza writes that The Telegraph named Russian national Oleg Lyovushkin as the alleged organizer of the attack at Leipzig Airport and Andrey Karshakov as the perpetrator. The outlet reports that the investigation links the operation to GRU Unit No. 29155 and cites information about Lyovushkin’s previous contacts with Denis Smolyaninov.
“The Telegraph also identified the man who carried out the sabotage attack at Leipzig Airport as Andrei Karshakov.”
- The Telegraph identifies Russian biker Oleg Levushkin as suspected organizer of Leipzig airport sabotage. It… — Meduza (EN), 2 October, 18:54
Confirmation
Confirmation: confirmed by independent sources
The event is reported by international or exile independent outlets and no contradictions in the facts between the groups were detected. This does not mean the independent outlets verified every detail.
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