Denmark ordered on Sunday the ban on drone civil flights, after some of them were observed in several military facilities at night.
During the week, drones caused the temporary closure of several Danish airports.
The country’s military said in a statement that they mobilized “various resources” in response to nightlife sightings, refusing to make more comments about the nature of the answer.
Free list
10 Small Caps to Invest
The list of actions of promising sectors of the Scholarship
Drone flights earlier this week forced Denmark to close airports, including a nearly four-hour stoppage from Copenhagen airport on Monday.
Denmark has classified drones as part of a “hybrid attack.” He did not definitely declare who he believes he is responsible, but Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suggested that he could be Moscow, calling Russia “the main country that represents a threat to European security.” Kremlin denies any fault.
With the ban, civil drones will be prevented from flying in Danish airspace from Monday to Friday next week, when Denmark, which occupies the European Union’s rotary presidency in the second half of this year, will receive European leaders.
Continues after advertising
“We are currently in a difficult security situation and we need to ensure the best working conditions possible for the Armed Forces and the police when they are responsible for safety during the EU summit,” said Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen in a statement on Sunday.
Denmark will receive the EU leaders on Wednesday. On Thursday there will be a summit of the European political community, made up of 47 members, created to combine the EU with other friendly European countries after the Ukraine invasion of Russia in 2022.
A German air defense frigate came to Copenhagen on Sunday to assist in surveillance of airspace during high -level events.
