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Several planes bound for Vilnius, Lithuania appear to be diverting or circling

Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark's straits that connect the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, its defence intelligence service said on Friday

Ten Norwegian soldiers went missing during a military exercise in Sør-Varanger. Five of them were found safe and sound. According to Finnmark County Police, the search for the remaining five soldiers is still ongoing.

President Macron informs, France has dispatched a detachment of 35 troops and a helicopter to reinforce and work jointly with allied Denmark in wake of the drone activity over Copenhagen and other European cities. The troops are adept at counter-drone operations

Several hundred Danish soldiers have been urgently called up for duty in Denmark, TV 2 reports, citing a confidential mobilisation order. The order directly references the recent drone incursions into Danish airspace

Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen says authorities are doing everything possible to identify who is behind the drone incidents in Denmark. “We cannot do more than we are doing right now in terms of mapping and investigating,”

Drones were observed over several Danish army locations last night, according to a press release from the Danish Armed Forces

Norwegian police are investigating a possible drone near Ørland airport in Trøndelag, the country’s main F-35 base. Numerous reports have been received, and the matter is being treated as high priority

Norwegian police confirm they are investigating a possible drone sighting near Ørland airport in Trøndelag. Police say they are receiving many such reports, are taking the matter seriously, and have launched an investigation

Drones observed over multiple military locations in Denmark last night, Danish Armed Forces tell TV2. This includes the Karup Air Base, which is Denmark's largest military workplace. The base houses all of the country's military helicopters

Unidentified drones have been spotted near the Swedish Navy base in the Karlskrona archipelago, SVT reported. Residents of neighboring towns spotted the drones and reported them to local authorities.

Sweden offers anti-drone system to Denmark to protect next week's EU summit in Copenhagen

Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen says that a "hybrid war [is] unfolding on Danish soil" after numerous unidentified drones breached the country's airspace. Frederiksen says that more drones are expected: "I think we are at the beginning of a hybrid war against Europe"

A US official told Al Jazeera: NATO countries are working to provide air capabilities that will enhance the alliance's response as part of Operation Eastern Guardian.

Denmark has told allies that a 'state actor' is behind the recent drone incursions, according to Latvia's Foreign Minister - Reuters

Denmark has activated its National Crisis Management System following last night’s drone intrusions by an unknown actor over airports and military airbases across the country, with the National Operational Staff (NOST), which is headed by the Danish National Police and consists of representatives from the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), Danish Health Authority, Danish Defense Command, Danish Security and Intelligence Service (DSIS), Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Critical Supply Agency, and the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority, to remain assembled 24/7

Two Hungarian Gripen fighters on @NATO Baltic AirPolicing scrambled on 25 Sep from Siauliai in response to a Su-30, Su-35 and 3x MiG-31 flying close to Latvian airspace

If NATO shoots down a Russian plane, it will mark the beginning of a military conflict, - Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov stated on RTL radio. "It will be the war," the diplomat said.

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has stated that Denmark is considering invoking NATO Article 4 following recent drone intrusion over airports and airbases in the country, which officials state was an “attack” carried out by a “professional actor” against Denmark. This would be the third request of consultations under NATO Article 4 in the last two weeks, due to potential hostile actions by Russia.

PM Frederiksen: “Just spoke with @SecGenNATO about the serious situation related to drones over Danish airports. We agreed that NATO would work with Denmark on what we can do together to ensure safety and security.”

Danish National Police state that they have now verified drone activity around both Esbjerg and Sønderborg Airport, as well as Skrydstrup Air Base in Southern Denmark. Authorities are working to track and neutralize the drones, with an alert having been declared by the Royal Danish Air Force

"The airspace over Aalborg Airport in Denmark has been closed after drones were spotted flying nearby, airport CEO Niels Hemmingsen told CNN on Wednesday."note "Police are investigating and have not yet determined who is controlling the drones or what their purpose is, Reuters

A Spanish military plane with Minister of Defence of Spain Robles on board was subjected to an attempt to override its GPS as it passed near Kaliningrad.

Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian planes if enter airspace

"SACEUR has all the authority he needs" to make whatever decisions are necessary to defend NATO airspace, Rutte says. That doesn't mean we'll always shoot down the plane, he says

Question of the day for NATO: Will you shoot down intruding vehicles? Rutte: Depends on the situation. In the most recent situation in Estonia, we could escort them out with out escalation. Each case will be assessed separately. Rutte says these are the plans and they "work."

NATO: Strengthening air defenses on the alliance's eastern front as part of Operation Eastern Guardian

On Moscow's inolvement in drones incident at Copenhagen airport, Kremlin's spokesperson says "there is no proofs there were Russian drones", claims no proofs were presented in previous incidents

The Danish police are now calling the drone incident on Kastrup "an attack"

Denmark's defence minister will give remarks on the drones later. He has arrived at PM's office