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Denmark Probes Russian Warship as Fresh Drone Sighting Shuts Aalborg Airport

Officials label the incidents hybrid attacks, prompting new counter‑drone purchases plus proposed shoot‑down powers.

Overview

  • Airspace over Aalborg was closed from 23:40 to 00:35 local time after a suspected drone, with one flight turned back to Amsterdam and another from Copenhagen canceled.
  • Investigators report no evidence identifying the perpetrators and are examining a possible link to the Russian landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin observed about 12 kilometers off Langeland without a tracking signal.
  • Danish leaders describe a coordinated operation involving larger, professionally operated drones, while stressing there is no direct military threat to the country.
  • The government plans to procure detection and neutralization systems and will table legislation enabling operators of critical infrastructure to shoot down threatening drones.
  • France offered support to help secure Danish airspace and NATO leaders called the situation very serious, as Moscow rejected any role and called the suspicions baseless.