Germany turns into Russia's prime target for hybrid attacks – Bundeswehr General after DHL plane crash

Major General Christian Freuding, Head of the Planning Staff and the Special Task Force for Ukraine at Germany's Federal Ministry of Defence, believes that Germany is currently the main target of Russia’s hybrid attacks due to its leading role in supporting Ukraine.

Commenting in an interview with European Pravda on the crash near Vilnius of a cargo plane operating a flight for DHL, Freuding noted that while there is still too little information about the incident itself, it does not change the fact that hybrid warfare has become a key tool for the Kremlin. This is particularly relevant given previous "mail attacks" targeting the German logistics company.

"I will not comment on the DHL crash, as we have no clue about reason of it so far.

But we are fully aware that from Russian perspective, in Russian‘s view – Western Europe or Germany are not at peace with Russia. And old rules, like international law – from Russian perspective is not valid any more. Given that, as the strongest European supporter for Ukraine we are a prime target for Russian hybrid offensive actions and we have to prepare for that," the German general told European Pravda.

Freuding also noted that Germany sees signs of Russia’s intention to achieve capabilities by 2029 that could enable a renewed aggression, including against a NATO member state.