'Russia was behind drone incursion during Zelenskyy visit' say Irish security sources

The LÉ William Butler Yeats — its crew members spotted the drone incursion after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane landed in Dublin on December 1. File picture: Dan Linehan

Irish security services suspect Russian intelligence — or groups acting on their behalf — were most likely behind the hybrid drone incidents during the visit of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ireland.

This is based on information and intelligence gathered so far in the investigation.