Overview
- Police confirmed one or two unidentified drones flew over and near Denmark’s Karup air base on Friday night, prompting a brief airport closure as authorities investigate a series of incidents the government has called hybrid attacks.
- Speaking at the UN, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia does not intend to attack NATO countries and vowed a decisive response to any aggression, while again denying recent airspace violations.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov criticized President Donald Trump’s public support for shooting down Russian aircraft that breach alliance airspace, calling the idea dangerous and reckless.
- EU defense ministers moved to prioritize a coordinated anti‑drone ‘wall’ and NATO commanders met in Riga to reinforce eastern defenses after Estonia reported a 12‑minute incursion by three Russian MiG‑31s and allies intercepted drones over Poland.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed new territorial gains in eastern Ukraine, saying its forces captured two localities in Donetsk and one in Dnipropetrovsk, as cross‑border drone and missile attacks continued.