Berlin – Berlin (AP) – the mysterious flights of drones in the air space of the countries of the European Union in recent weeks alarmed public and elected officials.
Invasion of NATO airspaceSome of them accused of Russia, reached an unprecedented scale last month. Some European officials described the incidents as a Moscow testing of NATO response, which raised questions about how much the alliance was prepared against Russia.
On September 10, the swarm of Russian drones flew into the airspace of Poland, forcing NATO planes to fight to intercept them and knock down some devices. It was The first direct meeting between NATO and Moscow Since Russia has launched its Total war In Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Days after NATO Jets accompanied Three Russian military aircraft From the airspace of Estonia.
Since then, overpasses have occurred near airports, military installations and critical infrastructure, among other things, in other places on the continent and prompted European defense ministers to agree to develop “Wall of drones” Along their borders, in order to better detect, track and intercept drones that violate the airspace of Europe.
Russia was accused of some of them, but denies that something was done on purpose or that it played a role. The European authorities did not publish many details about the invading invaders, and some do not admit that transportation is publicly publicly up to the day.
In other cases, the authorities could not confirm the observation report. At some point, the Danish authorities were flooded with 500 tips on observations for 24 hours, some of which turned out to be just stars in the sky.
Countries are trying to find out how to respond at the moment, including weighing, whether the authorities are allowed to remove drones.
Here's what we know about some recent observations of drones:
German airport Munich Opened Saturday morning again After the authorities closed it the night before The second time Less than 24 hours after two additional observations of drones. It was expected that the delays would continue on Saturday, and at least 6,500 passengers affected the closing of the night.
In Denmark on September 22, Denmark flew over Copenhagen Airport, which led to serious air traffic violations at the largest airport in Scandinavia.
Prime Minister Denmark Mette Fredericksen said that Russia's involvement cannot be excluded by calling this “the most serious attack on the Danish critical infrastructure today.”
Meanwhile, the report on the observation of drones occurred that evening at Norway Airport Oslo, which led to the fact that all the movement to one runway is. The authorities investigated whether there was a connection between two main airports.
Drones also flew more than four small Danish airports from September 24 to September 25, including two, which serve as military bases. Defense Minister Denmark Troles Lund Polalsen said that the “professional” actor is probably behind the “systematic flights”.
At the same time, several Danish media reported that about or several drones were seen near or above the Karupa air base, which is the largest military base of Denmark.
The Ministry of Defense refused to confirm observation in Karup or in other places and stated that “for reasons of operational security and the ongoing investigation, the command of the protection of Denmark did not want to further study the observations of drones.”
In Germany, the authorities are investigating claims that are unidentified drones Perhaps I saw a critical infrastructure in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein. According to Der Spiegel, several drones were seen on September 25 at a power plant in the capital of Kil, as well as near the university hospital and shipyard in the port city.
The regional Minister of the Interior Sabina Sutterin-Waac told the State Parliament committee that the flying objects of “various types and sizes” were discovered. The chief state prosecutor Stefani Gropp said that the investigation was ongoing.
Der Spiegel said two Little drones He was noticed from the premises of Kiel Factory of TKMS, a supplier of marine defense technologies.
Later, the “combined formation of drones” was observed over a university hospital and power station, and other observations of drones were registered over government buildings and the high -mode oil refinery in the area.
According to the weekly, in the Mecklenburg state of Pomerania, further suspicious drones were found in the Mecklenburg-Western state of Pomerania, reports The Weekly.
