Germany is reportedly building a sweeping new security shield as Berlin warns that Russian hybrid attacks involving drones, spies, hackers and sabotage could intensify. The plan follows a reported failed drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport and would expand mobile anti-drone units across nine strategic cities, including Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. Critical-infrastructure companies could even receive powers to actively counter drones, while facial recognition and A.I. systems hunt suspected spies and saboteurs. With a national “Cyberdome” also planned, does Berlin believe Putin's shadow war has already reached deep inside Germany?
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