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Intelligence service uncovers plans for Russian sabotage in Denmark: “Target selection and preparations are highly specific”

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Denmark’s security and intelligence service says Russia has prepared potential sabotage plans targeting defense-industry companies linked to military aid for Ukraine.
  • Counterintelligence chief Emil Graesholm said possible measures include arson and recruiting ordinary Danes to photograph companies or facilities.
  • PET urged defense companies and the public to tighten security and remain cautious as it expects the threat to grow in scale and complexity.

Denmark’s intelligence service has taken the unusual step of publicly warning that Russia is preparing possible sabotage operations in the country. Emil Graesholm, head of counterintelligence at the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, said the threat had become too concrete to keep private.

The main goal is to stop specific deliveries for Ukraine’s defense.

· Emil GraesholmDenmark’s counterintelligence chief described the suspected objective of the sabotage plans.

Companies in Denmark’s defense industry that are connected to military assistance for Ukraine rank among the main targets, according to Graesholm. “The main goal is to stop specific deliveries for Ukraine’s defense,” he said. “At the same time, the goal is to intimidate us so that we no longer support the Ukrainians and do not expand our own defense capabilities.”

Graesholm said arson could be one of the possible Russian plans and called on defense companies to strengthen their security measures. He also said Russia was trying to recruit “ordinary Danes” for its operations, often without them realizing that they were working for Moscow. Such assignments could involve taking photographs or videos of companies or facilities for use in sabotage planning.

At the same time, the goal is to intimidate us so that we no longer support the Ukrainians and do not expand our own defense capabilities.

· Emil GraesholmGraesholm said the alleged operations also aimed to deter Denmark from supporting Ukraine and strengthening its defenses.

“The selection of targets and the preparations are so specific that we consider it necessary to make this message public, because this is a threat that must be taken seriously,” Graesholm said. He urged people in Denmark to be suspicious if someone approaches them with requests to record companies or sites.

The selection of targets and the preparations are so specific that we consider it necessary to make this message public, because this is a threat that must be taken seriously.

· Emil GraesholmHe explained why the intelligence service issued a public warning.

PET expects the threat to continue growing “in scope and complexity,” the report said. Graesholm said it was directed at Ukrainian defense manufacturers in Denmark, but added that Russia appeared to have a broader interest in the country’s defense industry.

in scope and complexity

· PETThe report described how the intelligence service expects the threat to develop.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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