Denmark says Russia sabotage attacks against it

Key Points:

• Russia has escalated its hybrid warfare by initiating sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine, after broader disruption efforts failed to deter Western military support, according to a Danish intelligence official.
• The Danish national security and intelligence service (PET) noted a shift from planning to increased operational activity since early summer, targeting weapons production to directly impact the front line.
• Russia denies involvement in sabotage operations, with the Russian embassy in Copenhagen dismissing the allegations as unfounded, despite Moscow's earlier identification of European drone manufacturers as potential military targets.
• Russian sabotage efforts increasingly rely on untrained proxies recruited via social media platforms, including vulnerable individuals, who are tasked with reconnaissance and sabotage activities.
• Denmark's defense intelligence warns that Russia is likely to intensify hybrid attacks against Western targets in the coming months, following incidents such as the attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.