FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement during the summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland January 14, 2025. Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen via REUTERS/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet is set to approve plans on Wednesday authorising the armed forces to shoot down illegal drones following repeated reports of illegal flights over critical infrastructure, a draft amendment seen by Reuters showed.
Germany has been on high alert for hybrid attacks from Russia since the full-scales invasion of Ukraine. In one of the latest cases, police said on Monday they were investigating suspected Russian espionage after drones were sighted over military installations in Bavaria.
