According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian military has begun deploying a mission in Denmark to “disseminate Ukrainian experience in drone defence.”
Zelenskyy’s announcement came after European Defence Ministers agreed last week to build what they called a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe’s airspace.
Europe’s readiness and technology are lagging far behind Ukraine and Russia, however, as cutting-edge drone warfare has become a hallmark of their three-year war since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Zelenskyy noted in a post on Telegram that Ukrainian (drone) experience is the most relevant in Europe right now. He added that it is Ukraine’s experience, its specialists, and its technologies that could become a “key element of the future European ‘drone wall’ — a large-scale project that will guarantee safety in the sky.”
“The results of the (Ukrainian) mission in Denmark will shape the framework for cooperation with other European countries as well.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Denmark has in recent days reported drone sightings at military facilities and over Danish airports. These unidentified drones have disrupted Danish airspace on several occasions in the past week, and Danish forces have so far failed to shoot down any of them, which would allow an examination of the wreckage.
Danish intelligence officials, though careful not to directly accuse a specific country, said that they regarded the risk of Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark as high.
Poland has also turned to Ukraine for expertise after Russian drones entered Polish airspace.
NATO military alliance is troubled, too, by European airspace violations by Russia warplanes that are further straining relations with Moscow and fueling fears that the fighting could spill beyond Ukraine’s borders.
At the same time, there is uncertainty about peace negotiations that were set in motion by the United States months ago but appear to be making no headway.
Ahead of two summits in the Danish capital Copenhagen this week, NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while UK, France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses.
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Heads of state and government from 27 EU countries will meet at Christianborg Palace during the daytime before attending an event with the King and Queen at Amalienborg Palace.
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Copenhagen will host a European Political Community event which will also include representatives of NATO, the EU, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Copenhagen residents have been warned of a “massive invasion of police officers” as the Danish capital prepares to host the two back-to-back European summits amid rising tensions after more than a week of drone incursions and accusations of hybrid attacks and sabotage.
Finland To Help Denmark Raise Its Defence Ahead Of European Summit
Aside, UK, France, Germany and Sweden, Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb has pledged to help to defend Denmark as Copenhagen prepares to host two European summits this week amid ongoing drone incursions.
He noted that support provided by Finland, Sweden and Norway to Denmark was “an excellent example of the type of concrete Nordic cooperation we need today.”
Stubb wrote on X, “Finland stands fully behind Denmark in its efforts to secure the airspace and countering hybrid activities of the kind we have seen in the last days and weeks.”
“To make this support concrete, Finland has today decided to deploy a Counter-UAS contingent to Denmark. The Finnish Border Guard will also support with its own capabilities…
“Going forward, we’ll keep aligning our approaches to countering hybrid threats and pushing the capability development in Europe.”
Alexander Stubb
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