EU summit: US to send anti-drone defences to Denmark; Zelenskyy deploys 'specialists'

The United States has decided to nonstop anti-drone defences to Denmark arsenic it gears up to big the European Union this week, Copenhagen's defence ministry said Tuesday. This comes aft drones allegedly from Russia were seen hovering implicit respective of the airports of Denmark.Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden person besides each sent anti-drone exertion up of the acme to Denmark, which fears Russian surveillance of its subject sites. "We are pleased and grateful that the USA besides supports Denmark with anti-drone capabilities successful transportation with the upcoming summit," the defence ministry said successful a station to X.Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a radical of specialists were deployed successful Copenhagen to stock Ukraine's acquisition successful countering drones. "Our radical of specialists has begun deploying a ngo successful Denmark to stock Ukraine’s acquisition successful countering drones. Our guys arrived to instrumentality portion successful the associated exercises with partners, which could go the instauration for a caller strategy to antagonistic Russian and immoderate different drones. Ukraine’s acquisition is the astir applicable successful Europe today, and it is precisely our expertise, our specialists, and our technologies that tin go a cardinal constituent of aboriginal Europe’s Drone Wall – a large-scale task that volition warrant information successful the skies," Zelenskyy wrote connected a station connected X.

"Today, the Commander-in-Chief reported connected the team’s archetypal update from Denmark. I instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the curate of defence of Ukraine, and the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to enactment swiftly with each European partners who are genuinely susceptible of deploying a strategy to antagonistic drones. The results of the ngo successful Denmark volition signifier the model for practice with different European countries arsenic well," helium addedEarlier, Denmark closed respective airports, including Copenhagen's aft drone were sighted.

Drones were besides observed implicit Danish subject sites, but nary caller sightings person been reported since September 27.Copenhagen is to big an EU acme gathering much than 40 heads of authorities connected Wednesday and Thursday.To guarantee information astir the summit, Denmark connected Sunday said it was closing airspace to each civilian drone flights until Friday, truthful that force drones would not beryllium confused for ineligible ones.Police person not been capable to place the perpetrators, but Danish authorities officials person pointed the digit astatine Russia.Fearing the hazard of sabotage and alleged hybrid attacks, the state connected Tuesday besides raised the information level for vigor facilities to orange, the second-highest level.