SaralnamaThe drone incursion that stopped flights at Copenhagen airport on Monday night was "the most severe attack on Danish infrastructure so far", Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. Kastrup airport in Copenhagen was forced to shut for several hours from around 20 (18 GMT) on Monday following the sighting of a number of drones. "It says something about the times we live in and what we as a society must be prepared to deal with," Frederiksen told reporters. Russian involvement could not be ruled out, Frederiksen added – although Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the allegations "unfounded". The Danish PM made a link between last night's events in Denmark and the recent Russian drone incursions in Poland and Romania, as well as the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets. Frederiksen said that the motive for the incursion… (Updated 23 Sep 2025, 17:04 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- The drone incursion that stopped flights at Copenhagen airport on Monday night was "the most severe attack on Danish infrastructure so far", Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said
- Kastrup airport in Copenhagen was forced to shut for several hours from around 20 ( 18 GMT) on Monday following the sighting of a number of drones
- "It says something about the times we live in and what we as a society must be prepared to deal with," Frederiksen told reporters