Danish Intelligence: Drones Over Airports of Unknown Origin

The Danish military intelligence announced yesterday, Thursday, that the entity behind the flights of unidentified drones over civilian and military airports in the country twice this week remains unknown.

This was stated at a press conference by the head of the agency, Thomas Ahrenkiel, who said: "We do not have information that allows us to identify those responsible for these incidents that occurred in the past few days."

For his part, the head of Danish intelligence, Finn Borch, warned that "the risk of Russian sabotage in Denmark is high," pointing out that these incidents represent "a model of hybrid warfare that we have seen in other parts of Europe."

The police clarified that the drones were spotted flying over several important sites, including Aalborg Airport (north), Esbjerg (west), Sonderborg, in addition to the Skrydstrup base in the south, before leaving these locations.

The most notable incident occurred on Monday evening when unidentified drones landed over Copenhagen Airport, causing air traffic to be disrupted for hours.

For her part, the Danish Prime Minister described the incident as "the most dangerous attack on the country's critical infrastructure so far," emphasizing that these actions align with recent trends of drone attacks, airspace violations, and hacking operations targeting other European airports.

These incidents come about a week after Denmark announced its intention to acquire long-range precision weapons, confirming the need to enhance its defensive capabilities in light of the expected Russian threat over the "coming years."