Denmark has a ban announced on civil drone flights until next Friday, after Saturday night again Drones were seen above various military facilities. Last week, drones were spotted several times at various Danish airports, so that air traffic came to a halt for a few hours.
EU leaders will meet each other this week in the capital Copenhagen, because Denmark is currently holding the rotating chairmanship of the EU.
“We are currently in a difficult security situation and we have to ensure the best possible working conditions for the armed forces and the police, who are responsible for safety during the EU summit,” said Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen in a press release About the Droneverbod.
Frigate
Germany has anti-drone equipment promised For surveillance of the airspace during the top, and a German air defense fegregat, on Sunday arrived in Denmark to help further. NATO already announced on Saturday that it wants to be more watchful in the Oostzee area, which also includes Denmark.
The Danish armed forces do not let go of many details, because research is still being done into the drones. According to the government, this is a “hybrid attack,” although it does not indicate a possible culprit. The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and a spokesperson for the European Commission suggested earlier that the drones could be Russian. The Kremlin denies that.
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