Overview

• Airspace over Aalborg was closed from 23:40 to 00:35 local time, with KLM flight KL1289 turning back to Amsterdam and SAS flight SK1225 from Copenhagen canceled, and police have not confirmed a drone sighting.
• Danish agencies are examining a possible link to the Russian landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin, observed near Langeland with its tracking switched off.
• Copenhagen labels the events hybrid attacks and plans to procure drone detection and neutralization systems and to propose a law allowing critical‑infrastructure operators to shoot down drones.
• Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warns such flights could multiply, while President Emmanuel Macron offers French support to assess the situation and help secure Danish airspace.
• NATO partners signal a tougher posture, with Germany pledging effective deterrence and a flexible response and Romania authorizing faster shoot‑downs of intruding drones or military aircraft as investigators keep attribution open.