Macron: France could be the next target of Russian explosive drones

According to Emmanuel Macron, France could also be hit by a drone attack loaded with explosives, similar to the one Russia allegedly attempted against Leipzig Airport in August. Speaking on a joint program by France 2 and TF1, the French president said that no such action has occurred in France so far, but when asked whether it could happen, the answer is clearly yes.

According to Macron, Moscow regards Europe as Ukraine's "strategic depth." This means that, in the Kremlin's view, not only Ukrainian territory counts as a battlefield, but also the airports, railways, arms factories and logistics centers of those European countries that supply weapons, equipment or other support to Kyiv. At the same time, the French president denied media reports claiming that the CIA had sent a specific warning to French services about an impending Russian drone attack on southern France, though this does not mean Paris rules out the possibility of an attack. The French president also said that a credible scenario would be a new Russian mobilization of about 300,000 soldiers. According to him, this would signal that Moscow is prepared to seize the whole of Donbas even at the cost of further human losses. By Macron's estimate, Russia has already lost around 1.2 million people killed and wounded in Ukraine since 2022.

The essence of the French warning is clear: Russia's war against Europe is no longer limited to propaganda, cyberattacks and election interference. In Leipzig, an explosive-laden drone was sent near an aircraft involved in Ukrainian military shipments. According to Macron, there is no reason to assume that Moscow would not attempt the same in France.

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