Denmark Bans Civilian Drones Ahead of EU Leaders Visit

(Bloomberg) – Denmark increased security before a European Union Summit in Copenhagen and banned the use of civil drones for five days next week.

The Ministry of Transport said on Sunday that the movement aims to eliminate the risk of confusing civil surgery with enemy drones during the community of the EU government leaders.

The forbidden is watching the increase in drone attacks throughout the country last week. Military officials marked the seventh day of such events and reported new landscapes near several defense facilities overnight. “Various capacities have been deployed, Dan Danish Armed Forces said without detailing the details of an update on Sunday.

The police remained in water with false alarms as public concern assemblies and forced them to raise the warning level. Authorities recorded 500 reports last week in a single day.

At the expected summit, the defense and security of the leaders, including responses to hybrid threats and Russian violations of the European airspace, will be visible more tightly in the capital at the expected summit.

Although the researchers have not yet identified the source of the drone activity, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, a accusation of Russia, attributed Russia to the efforts of Russia to destabilize Europe.

Last week, the landscapes of large, professional class drones, including Copenhagen’s commercial center, forced the temporary closure of several airports in Denmark and conducted a large -scale police investigation. Recently, the event has gathered around military facilities, including Karup, the largest Air Force Base of Denmark, which identified drones near Friday.

According to TV2, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is the founding member of Denmark, is using an air defense ship to resist the drones. According to NATO spokesman Arlo Abrahamson, the German warship FGS Hamburg will patrol in Copenhagen during the senior EU meeting.

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