Denmark reports new drone sightings over military facilities
發佈日期: 2025-09-28 19:37
TVB News
Denmark has been on high alert amid repeated drone sightings across the country, prompting the NATO military alliance to conduct enhanced vigilance in the Baltic Sea region.
Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov, who played down the drone incursions, warned his country would take decisive response to any aggression.
Following several reports of drone activity in Denmark, which temporarily shut down various airports, the Nordic country's Armed Forces said more unidentified drones were observed over its largest military base overnight Friday into Saturday.
While the military did not specify the exact location, police say they had seen "one to two drones" near and over the Karup air base in western Denmark, the main base of the Royal Danish Air Force, according to local media. The airspace was reportedly closed to civil air traffic for a period of time.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has described the flyovers earlier this week as "the most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date" and pointed the finger at Russia.
Elsewhere, Norwegian police are also looking into possible drone sightings near the Oerland air force base.
NATO said on Saturday that new multi-domain assets including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaisance platforms will be used to enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region.
Moscow, however, rejects any suggestion that it was involved in the Danish incidents.
Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov stressed his country has never nor does have intention to attack NATO and European Union countries.
Meanwhile, in Berlin, the German interior minister said the threat from drones was high. He said they are seeing a "constant hybrid threat" involving sabotage and espionage.
The minister laid out plans for a national drone defence centre and said measures will be taken to revise Germany's Aviation Security Act, to pave the way for armed forces's involvement in shooting down the drones.
Amid heated discussions about securing European airspace, Polish defence minister expressed full support for developing a "drone wall" along their borders with Russia and Ukraine.
He urged all countries on the eastern flank to participate in order to better detect, track and intercept drones, and said nations located further west need to back the initiative as well.
Copenhagen is set to host an EU summit on Wednesday and Thursday. It said it had accepted a Sweden's offer of anti-drone technology to make sure that the meeting takes place without disruptions.
