Danish intelligence says Russia has begun sabotaging Danish firms supplying Ukraine

Right · 2A Danish intelligence official said on 7 October that Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine, after concluding that broader disruption efforts had failed to curb Western military support for Kyiv. 1 2 Right · 1Josefine Christensen, lead analyst at the Danish national security and intelligence service (PET), told a homeland security conference in Copenhagen that the shift reflects a significant escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare campaign. 1 Right · 2Christensen said Russia had done a lot of planning but little execution in the spring, and began carrying out far more in early summer. 1 2

Right · 2She said Russia concluded its earlier broad targeting did not deter NATO from supporting Ukraine, and that Moscow keeps political control of operations while its operational boldness grows. Russia is now trying to hit targets with a direct impact on the front line, which she said means weapons production. 1 2 Right · 1Christensen cited a Russian defence ministry list, published in April, of alleged European drone and drone component manufacturers that Moscow said amounted to potential military targets, without elaborating. 1 Right · 2According to PET, Russia increasingly uses untrained proxies, including homeless people and people addicted to drugs, recruited via Telegram and other social media. Recruitment typically starts with low-threshold tasks such as reconnaissance or photography and escalates toward sabotage. 1 2

Right · 2Moscow has repeatedly denied involvement in sabotage or hybrid warfare. Reuters, as carried by the Straits Times, said the Russian embassy in Copenhagen had previously accused Denmark of making accusations without credible evidence and did not immediately respond on Wednesday. The Jerusalem Post's version of the Reuters copy says the embassy rejected the allegations on Wednesday as unfounded. 1 2 Right · 2The statement follows a warning last month from Denmark's defence intelligence service that Russia is likely to intensify hybrid attacks on the West, after Germany blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in August. In September 2025, drones disrupted air traffic at six Danish airports, including Copenhagen, which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a hybrid attack. 1 2