National Security Council convened after drone incident in Leipzig - Russia accused of hybrid warfare

On Wednesday, the National Security Council met due to the drone incident in Leipzig in August.

The assessment is that Russia uses advanced hybrid warfare against NATO countries, including Sweden.

- They want to make us insecure, they want to divide us and they want us to end our support for Ukraine, says Thomas Nilsson, head of Must, in Morgonstudion.

Must: "More dangerous level"

Thomas Nilsson believes that the drone incident escalates the situation to a more dangerous level, and calls it a hybrid attack.

- It was a drone that was armed with explosives, so we can assume that the intention was for it to explode.

Sweden is prepared for a similar scenario.

- There is a high threat to our Ukraine support, which also includes private companies and other parts. We work hard and implement the protective operations we need to make it safe.

"Sweden not a priority target"

To DN, Thomas Nilsson says that Sweden is not a priority target for Russian hybrid warfare, but that Russia is targeting targets in Germany, Poland and the Baltics.

- You could quite quickly change your intention, start finding targets and attack Sweden as well, he says to DN.

Denmark warns of sabotage

On Wednesday, Denmark warned that Russia is preparing sabotage against the Danish defense industry, which above all has connections to Denmark's military support for Ukraine.

According to the security police PET, "normal Danes" are contacted and offered assignments. It can be about photographing a warehouse building, or reporting what times a factory receives deliveries. It can also be about arson that has major consequences.

The Danish security police say that they have caught the Russian intelligence services "in the act" as they prepared attacks in the near future, TT reports.