CIA Warns Russia May Launch Drones From Mediterranean Against Spain, France, or Italy

The CIA has warned European governments that Russia may launch Gerbera drones from commercial ships in the Mediterranean against Spain, France, or Italy, according to a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The warning aims to deter potential escalation and increase European vigilance. The Gerbera drone is small, weighing up to 18 kilograms with a range of 600 kilometers, allowing potential strikes on vulnerable infrastructure in the European interior. The warning is temporally linked to CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow on August 25, and follows similar US alerts to NATO countries. Russia has previously tested drone launches from moving vessels, and Ukraine used a similar tactic in its Spiderweb operation. No official confirmation exists of an active Russian attack plan, though a Gerbera-2 drone was recently recovered near Polish coasts.