Denmark says Russia has conducted sabotage attacks against its defense firms
PET says Moscow is using proxies recruited online as it escalates hybrid attacks against suppliers tied to Ukraine's war effort.
- On Wednesday, a Danish intelligence official reported that Russia has initiated sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine after concluding previous broad disruption efforts failed to deter Western NATO support.
- Josefine Christensen, lead analyst at the Danish national security and intelligence service , noted that while planning occurred in spring, operations surged in early summer as Moscow began targeting drone component manufacturers.
- Russia increasingly recruits untrained proxies via Telegram for low-threshold tasks like photography, which escalate to sabotage. "It could be anyone just looking for quick money," Christensen said.
- Moscow has repeatedly denied involvement in sabotage, despite growing operational boldness. Earlier hybrid attacks include an attempted drone incident in August at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport blamed on Russia.
- Denmark's defence intelligence service expects Russia to intensify hybrid attacks against the West in coming months, aiming to hit targets with a "direct impact on the front line.
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COPENHAGEN (ANP/RTR) - According to an employee of the Danish intelligence service PET, Russia is allegedly trying to sabotage defense companies that manufacture products for Ukraine. According to Josefine Christensen of the PET, this is a significant escalation. Russia has Danish accusations of this nature...
Russia is conducting sabotage operations targeting Danish companies that supply equipment to Ukraine, according to the Danish security service.
Russia launched sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying goods to Ukraine, concluding that larger destabilization attempts failed to limit Western military support for Kiev. This change indicates a significant escalation of the hybrid war being waged by Moscow.
🚨 Russia has started active sabotage operations against Danish companies that support Ukraine! 🌍 This shows the escalation of its hybrid warfare. It is important to know that the threat affected not only Ukraine, but also the EU and NATO countries. Take care of yourself and your loved ones! 💙💛
The Danish National Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said Russia has launched sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying goods to Ukraine.
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