A public prosecutor in Norway mentioned Thursday that there was nothing to right away counsel any hyperlink between the Oslo incident and the drones seen in Denmark, based on AFP.
Whereas neither Danish nor Norwegian officers have accused anybody of accountability, the incidents include many European nations on alert following Russian drone and fighter jet incursions into Poland, Romania and Estonia.
At a press convention alongside Denmark’s justice minister and police, Minister of Protection Troels Lund Poulsen mentioned that what he known as a “professional actor” had been liable for the drone incursions in that nation.
Poulsen mentioned several types of drones had been noticed at numerous areas, together with close to vital infrastructure and army areas, and gave the impression to be a part of a “systematic” assault carried out by a “professional actor.” He didn’t give additional particulars on what he meant by that time period, or who he could have been referring to, however added that “there is still no direct military threat to Denmark.”
Poulsen mentioned Denmark was contemplating requesting consultations beneath NATO’s Article 4, which permits member states to debate problems with concern with the remainder of the alliance. He famous that the nation had already reached out to NATO and was planning to achieve out to the European Union to debate the drones.
He mentioned there was no proof that Russia was behind that assault.
A sequence of drone incursions in Denmark
Unidentified drones have been additionally seen in a single day close to two different airports and an air base, which is house to a few of Denmark’s F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, Reuters reported.
The nationwide police mentioned the drones adopted related patterns to others that halted flights for 4 hours at Copenhagen Airport earlier within the week, based on Reuters. After that incident, Jens Jespersen of the Copenhagen Police mentioned the these accountable gave the impression to be displaying off their expertise, including that the quantity, massive dimension and flight patterns of the unidentified drones mixed indicated “that it is a capable actor. Which capable actor, I do not know.”
Danish police are seen at Copenhagen Airport, in Kastrup close to Copenhagen, Sept. 22, 2025, after two or three unidentified, massive drones have been seen flying close to the airport.
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On Tuesday, in response to these earlier incidents, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen mentioned she may “certainly not rule out in any way that it is Russia” behind the drone exercise, calling it “the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.”
She mentioned the motive of the assaults was doubtless, “the obvious: To disrupt and create unrest. To cause concern. To see how far you can go and test the limits,” based on Politico.
Russia dismisses “unfounded accusations” over potential involvement
Throughout a briefing Tuesday in Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed allegations that Russia may very well be liable for the drone incursions.
Russia’s embassy in Denmark, in an announcement Thursday, mentioned “incidents involving reported disruptions at Danish airports are a staged provocation. Undoubtedly, they will be used as a pretext for further escalating tension in the interests of forces seeking by all means to prolong the Ukrainian conflict and extend it to other countries.”
“The Russian side firmly rejects the absurd speculations of involvement in the incidents,” the embassy mentioned.
Russian drones have been detected in airspace over Poland and Romania this month, and three Russian fighter jets have been intercepted in Estonian air area final Friday.
Denmark’s justice minister, Peter Hummelgaard, mentioned Thursday that “new capabilities to detect and neutralize drones must be acquired,” and that the incursions into Demark’s air area ought to be seen as “a long series of deeply worrying episodes across Europe,” native media reported.
“The goal of these kinds of hybrid attacks is to create fear, create division and make us afraid,” Hummelgaard mentioned.
U.S. fighter jets have been scrambled Wednesday, in the meantime, to establish and intercept 4 Russian warplanes flying close to Alaska, the North American Aerospace Protection Command mentioned. It was the most recent in a sequence of Russian army flights within the Alaskan Air Protection Identification Zone, which is worldwide airspace off the U.S. coast.
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