No more details on incidents or the armed forces response, but the Danish media guarantee that no airport has been closed at night.
The Danish Armed Forces announced on Sunday that they have spotted drones on military facilities in the country overnight for the second consecutive day after several European airspace violations by Russian aircraft in recent days.
“The Armed Forces confirm that drones have been observed in several of their places at night. Several means [de defesa] They were mobilized, “the Armed Forces advanced in a statement issued this Sunday.
No more details on incidents or the armed forces response, but the Danish media guarantee that no airport has been closed at night.
The presence of drones in Denmark and Norway since September 22 has led to the closing of several airports, with Copenhagen to suggest a possible Russian involvement.
On Saturday, the Danish Armed Forces had already announced the presence of unidentified drones “Several military places” During the night from Friday to Saturday, but They excused themselves to disclose more details.
The police confirmed that “One or two drones” They were observed on Friday night near and above the Karup military base, the largest in the country, which houses all the armed forces helicopters, the surveillance of airspace, the aviation school and support functions.
Drones had already been observed on Wednesday
The incident joins those who have been taking place since Monday in a campaign that the Danish government has described as acts of “Hybrid War”. The intrusion led to the temporary closure of airspace to civil traffic for a while.
Drone flights had already been observed on Wednesday night about Skrydstru Air base and Aalborg airport, the fourth largest city in the country, which also has a military component, forcing the airport to suspend flights for one hour.
On Monday, the emergence of drones had also led Copenhagen airport to end air traffic for about four hours, causing delays to approximately 20,000 passengers.
Danish authorities have not yet determined responsibility for airspace violations, although they refer to a “professional actor” and a “Hybrid Attack” and have expressed suspicions of possible links to Russia.
“There is a country that mainly represents a threat to European security: Russia”
The country has been on maximum alert since Monday, with the first minister, Mette Frederiksen, Alertado, on Thursday, for the possibility that the number of “hybrid attacks” can increase.
Although admitted that the origin of the drones is not yet known, the prime minister said that “There is a country that mainly represents a threat to European security: Russia.”
These incidents happen after the raid of Russian drones also in Poland and Romania and suspicions in Germany, as well as the approach of Russian fighters to the stoned airspace, but the Danish authorities have not formally established a link between these incidents.
Russia denied “firmly” be involved in these overflows, with your embassy in Copenhagen to report a “orchestrated provocation”.
Denmark is one of Ukraine’s main supporters in the face of Russia’s offensive in February 2022, and recently announced that he was acquiring new means “To detect and neutralize drones” and long -range accuracy weapons to reach distant targets.
