Russia accused of sending 500 drones over Denmark

 Newsmax:

Denmark was thrown into turmoil after more than 500 possible drone sightings were reported in just 24 hours, forcing airports to close and fueling fears across Europe of coordinated Russian hybrid attacks, the Daily Mail reported.

Police said they have yet to verify the 500 reports but urged citizens to remain alert and provide detailed descriptions. The wave of sightings followed back-to-back disruptions at Copenhagen, Aalborg, and Billund airports this week, grounding flights and leaving thousands stranded.

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen described the incidents as "the work of a professional actor" and labeled them a "hybrid attack."

He said the incursions targeted not only airports but also Skrydstrup air base, home to Denmark's fleet of F-16 and F-35 fighters, and a military site in Holstebro.

"There can be no doubt that everything points to this being the work of a professional actor when we are talking about such a systematic operation in so many locations at virtually the same time," Poulsen said. "This is what I would define as a hybrid attack using different types of drones."

The incidents come as European leaders gather in Brussels to debate plans for a continent-wide "drone wall" to guard against incursions. Denmark, Finland, Poland, the Baltic states, and Ukraine are expected to coordinate detection and defense systems.
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 The Kremlin has denied involvement, calling the accusations "absurd" and the incidents a "staged provocation." Still, Russia's ambassador to France, Alexey Meshkov, warned that shooting down its aircraft "would be war."

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500 drones don't look like an accident.  I suspect they were used for reconsents.  Poland actually shot down three of the Russian drones, so the accusation that the drone problem is absurd looks like a Russian lie.