# Fears Putin has targeted Germany AGAIN after two more suspected attacks on electricity grid overnight

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fears-putin-has-targeted-germany-again-after-two-more-suspected-attacks-on-electricity-grid-overnight/
- Published: 2026-09-04T08:42:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-04T09:06:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16104693/Germany-sabotage-attacks-Russia-Putin-Kremlin.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Two more suspected sabotage attempts hit Germany's power grid overnight.
- Follows earlier substation vandalism and a Leipzig airport drone/explosive incident.
- Germany and allies say attacks fit pattern of Russian hybrid warfare.

## Summary

Germany has reported two further suspected sabotage attempts on its electricity grid overnight, adding to a string of incidents this week as the country remains on high alert following a drone attack it has now blamed on Russia. Police say an attempt was made to short-circuit a power grid installation in Dormagen, with a letter claiming responsibility received, while a transformer station in Ganderkesee was cordoned off after "suspicious circumstances", though no danger to the public was reported. The incidents matter because Germany, a NATO member and key backer of Ukraine, has accused Moscow of waging a hybrid campaign of sabotage and espionage across Europe, and officials now expect further attacks to follow.

Earlier in the week authorities investigated vandalism at a substation in Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, that knocked 4,200 megawatts of lignite power capacity offline, and damage to power lines at a critical high-voltage node in Brandenburg. These followed an August drone incident at Leipzig airport, a hub for military and Ukraine-related cargo, where a device found nearby carried explosives. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany was increasingly "in the crosshairs of hybrid attackers", and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the pattern matched known Russian operations; Denmark's intelligence service has separately warned of Russian efforts to recruit citizens to sabotage its defence industry, allegations Moscow denies.

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