Denmark accuses Russia of sabotage against defence companies

According to Danish intelligence, Russia has launched sabotage operations against Danish companies that supply goods to Ukraine, having concluded that broader destabilisation attempts failed to curb military support.

Source: Reuters

Details: This shift indicates a significant escalation in the hybrid warfare waged by Moscow, said Josefine Christensen, lead analyst at the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), during a homeland security conference in Copenhagen.

Quote from Christensen: "What we saw in the spring was a lot of planning, but very little carried out; what we saw in early summer is that they started to carry out a lot more."

She noted that Russia had concluded that its previous broad-spectrum attacks "did not have the effect of deterring the Western NATO from supporting Ukraine".

Christensen added that Moscow maintains political control over the operations, while operational boldness is growing. Russia is now "trying to hit targets that have a direct impact on the front line. That means weapons production".

Without providing further details, Christensen cited a Russian Ministry of Defence list naming European manufacturers of drones and their components, which Moscow said in April had been designated as potential military targets.

Background: A shipment of Russian sunflower oil bound for India was cancelled and other cargoes were delayed after attacks on Black Sea ports disrupted exports from India's top supplier, an industry official and trade sources reported.

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