Russia denies any involvement with the drone incidents in Denmark

Moscow has dismissed arsenic “ridiculous” speculation of Russian engagement successful caller drone incidents successful Denmark, the Russian embassy successful Copenhagen said today.

In a connection connected Telegram, the embassy described the reported disruptions astatine Danish airports arsenic a “staged provocation”, saying they are being utilized arsenic a pretext for escalating tensions.

Recall that unidentified unmanned craft flying implicit civilian and a subject airdrome successful Denmark for the 2nd nighttime successful a enactment this week, with the defence curate saying determination is present a “systematic threat” posed by a “professional player”.

Major airports affected

It volition beryllium recalled that owed to the disturbances, Aalborg airport, located successful bluish Denmark and 1 of the country’s largest airports, utilized for some commercialized and subject flights, was closed, Danish constabulary said. The drones near the country aft astir 3 hours. The different 3 airports were not closed.

The drone onslaught affected the Danish equipped forces and was described arsenic “the astir superior onslaught to day connected Denmark’s infrastructure” by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Norwegian authorities besides closed the airspace of Oslo airdrome for 3 hours Monday nighttime aft a drone appeared.

“The drones that stopped flights astatine Copenhagen airdrome were portion of a signifier of persistent disputes astatine our borders,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark said suspicions of his country’s engagement successful the incidental were unfounded. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov besides called the accusations “unfounded.”

Although Norwegian and Danish authorities are cooperating connected the incidents successful Copenhagen and Oslo, their probe has yet to found a connection, Norway’s overseas curate said Wednesday.

Commercial drones are mostly not capable to instrumentality disconnected and alert adjacent airports, arsenic those areas are designated arsenic “no-fly zones” successful their GPS software.