Danish military intelligence warns of high risk of Russian sabotage activities

The situation is currently the most serious since the end of the Cold War, Bruus emphasized during the presentation of the latest report by the Danish Military Intelligence Service (FE).

In the report, the level of risk of sabotage against the Danish armed forces and military provocations against NATO countries was assessed as "high".

The head of the Ministry of Defense noted that "Russia has already carried out attacks that were not observed six months ago." He pointed, among other things, to acts of sabotage in Europe, the presence of a Russian drone at the Leipzig airport, and the case of a Russian warship using flares towards a Danish helicopter.

Thomas Ahrenkiel pointed out that due to Denmark's involvement in helping Ukraine, the potential targets of Russian actions could be arms production plants and transport infrastructure.

At the same time, he assessed that a direct, conventional attack by Russia on Denmark remains unlikely. However, the risk of an armed attack on a NATO country bordering Russia is growing, although still small. Such a scenario could come true even during the war in Ukraine.

Denmark, as a NATO member, could be drawn into a conflict if another country belonging to the alliance was attacked, he emphasized.

Full-scale invasion? "Unlikely"

FE also indicates that a full-scale invasion of the Russian army into a NATO country is unlikely. However, this cannot be ruled out, it is new, Ahrenkiel noted.

At the same time, the Danish Public Security Agency raised its assessment of the threat of cyberattacks on the country's key infrastructure - from "medium" to "high".