Danish Intelligence: Russia Shifts to Sabotage Against Firms Supplying Ukraine
Denmark's security service warns that Russia has moved from planning to actual sabotage operations against companies that supply goods to Ukraine. This points to an escalation of hybrid warfare, Reuters reports.
Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish companies that deliver goods to Ukraine, according to Josefine Christensen, a lead analyst at Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service (PET), as reported by Reuters.
She spoke at a conference on internal security in Copenhagen. In her words, the shift reflects a significant escalation of the hybrid war led by Moscow.
From plans to action
The analyst said that in spring the service saw a great deal of planning but very little actual action. By early summer, that had changed, and Russia began carrying out considerably more of what it had planned.
She explained that Moscow appears to have concluded that its earlier large-scale attacks did not deter Western NATO members from supporting Ukraine. Broader destabilisation attempts have failed to curb military assistance to Kyiv.
Targets tied to the front
Christensen stressed that Moscow retains political control over such operations, but operational boldness is growing. Russia is currently seeking goals that directly affect the front line, which means attempting to disrupt weapons production.
She also referred to a list from Russia's Defence Ministry naming European makers of drones and drone components. According to Moscow, these companies were identified in April as potential military targets.
