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Hybrid Attacks Test Europe As Ukraine Downs 97 Drones, NATO Cites Rising Risks

Officials say the attackers remain unidentified, complicating any response.

Overview

  • Denmark endured multi‑day airport disruptions linked to drones and cyber incidents, with military intelligence saying it cannot yet name the perpetrators and the PET chief warning of high sabotage risk from Russia.
  • Ukraine reported shooting down 97 of 115 Russian drones overnight, while strikes still caused power outages, infrastructure damage and one injury across Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia and Dnipropetrovsk.
  • NATO’s top military officer, Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, likened recent Russian intrusions to 1939 Soviet airspace violations over the Baltics, characterizing them as a dangerous signal of intent.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces captured the village of Yunakivka in Ukraine’s Sumy region this week as part of efforts to create a so‑called border security zone.
  • An OSCE‑commissioned inquiry found Russia systematically killed, tortured and mistreated Ukrainian POWs in ways that could constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity.