Hybrid attacks across Europe

While Denmark has stopped short of accusing Russia over overnight drone strikes, Europe remains on high alert following a series of airspace violations reported by NATO members, some of whom point to Moscow

NATO members
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
POLAND
ESTONIA
NORWAY
ROMANIA
SWEDEN
Aalborg airport
Also serves as
military base
Esbjerg
Skrydstrup: Home to some F-16 and F-35 fighter jets
Sønderborg
Copenhagen
Billund
DENMARK
Airports forced to close temporarily
Drones observed
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Sep 25, Denmark: Defence minister says country has suffered a “professional” hybrid attack after drones fly over five airports overnight

Sep 22, Denmark: Sightings of two or three large drones near Copenhagen airport halt all take-offs and landings for nearly four hours

Sep 22, Norway: Airspace at Oslo airport also closed for nearly five hours after a drone is detected

Sep 19, Estonia: Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets enter Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes over Gulf of Finland. Russia denies violating airspace

Sep 14, Romania: Russian drone breaches airspace, defence ministry says. Moscow does not comment

Sep 10, Poland: Warsaw reports around 19 drone incursions, forcing four airports to close. At least three drones shot down. Russia says its actions are not deliberate


Sources: BBC, Reuters
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