The Danish Armed Forces Command has confirmed that drones were detected over several military facilities in the country on Saturday night, 27 September, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The country’s department said a number of assets and forces were called in to respond.
Among the sites where drones have been spotted are Skridstrup airbase and the base of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment. At the same time, the military noted that for operational security reasons and due to the ongoing investigation, details are not being released.
The command also said the Danish Armed Forces may decide to destroy drones over military installations, depending on a risk assessment and the nature of the threat.
“No further comments are available yet,” the statement said.
Russia rejects “absurd speculation” about its involvement in recent drone incidents in Denmark, its embassy in Copenhagen said on 25 September.
In a statement on social media, the Russian diplomatic mission called the drone-related incidents at Danish airports a “staged provocation,” saying they were being used as an excuse to escalate tensions.
Danish authorities earlier said a “professional player” was behind the drone flights over several airports this week, staging a “hybrid attack” aimed at creating panic.
Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the drones were launched “locally”. According to Poulsen, there is no evidence of Russian involvement yet.
The airport in the city of Aalborg in northern Denmark, which also hosts an airbase of the country’s air force, was closed on the evening of 24 September after several drones appeared. This was reported by local police, noting that there was no threat to residents or the airport.
The incident comes just two days after a similar incident in Copenhagen.
The police emphasised that there is no confirmation that these are the same drones that were spotted in the Danish capital, but they operate “according to a similar pattern”.
On 22 September, drones have already paralysed the work of Copenhagen airport. Because of them, takeoffs and landings were stopped for almost four hours.
Drones were also spotted near Oslo airport, which also led to the temporary closure of airspace.
Denmark and Norway are jointly investigating whether the incidents are related.