Danish government officials said on Thursday that two airports were forced to shut down on the 24th due to multiple “unidentified drone invasions” on the western part of the Dutch peninsula, the source of the drone is temporarily unknown and the Danish intelligence and military are investigating.
On the evening of the 24th, the airports of Bayonne and Orlando were closed for 1 hour and 3 hours respectively due to the drone incident. Regarding the drone incident in Orlando, the Northern Orlando District police said on the 25th that the drones flew over large areas in hours and could not be shot down.
In addition, several drones also appeared over the two airports of Esbjerg and Summersdorf, as well as over the air base of Skripal and a military facility in Holstbrough.
Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Trésor Len Polsen told reporters on Thursday that the drone incident “does not appear to be a coincidence, but a systematic behavior”, but he said at the same time that Denmark did not face a direct military threat.
Denmark has recently reported a number of "unidentified drone intrusions" incidents. On the evening of the 22nd, Kestrup International Airport in Copenhagen, the capital, suspended the take-off and landing of aircraft for about 4 hours due to the discovery of multiple unknown drones.
Poland, Norway and other countries have also recently reported the appearance of unknown drones. The Polish government said the drone came from Russia, but Russia denied it. Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said on the 23rd that the claim that Russia was suspected of "invading" other countries' airspace was "groundless".
The Russian Embassy in Denmark said on social media on the 25th that it is "absurd" to speculate that the recent drone incident in Denmark is related to Russia, which is an excuse to aggravate tensions.