The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) reports that physical sabotage is a growing part of the hybrid threats posed by Russia, which is increasingly willing to take risks in this area particularly in Europe and Denmark. Physical sabotage includes deliberate damage or destruction of equipment or facilities. Russia employs hybrid measures combining political, informational, military, and economic tools to influence and pressure decision-makers, disrupt societies, and weaken trust in institutions. PET assesses that Russian sabotage activities aim to halt supplies to Ukraine and to create insecurity and fear to reduce Western support for Ukraine. Several acts of sabotage linked to Russia, including arson and vandalism, have occurred in European countries, but none specifically verified in Denmark. Russian target selection involves helpers and proxies, with opportunistic targeting of civilian, symbolic, or Ukraine-support-related sites such as warehouses, factories, shopping centers, and public transport facilities. The Russian intelligence services regularly gather information on Western critical infrastructure, including in Denmark, and possess sabotage plans to deploy if conflict escalates. Although Danish infrastructure is currently not a primary target and no extensive damage is intended, the threat may rapidly increase if relations worsen. Sabotage operations often disguise themselves as accidents, complicating investigations and attribution to Russia.

The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) reports that physical sabotage is a growing part of the hybrid threats posed by Russia, which is increasingly willing to take risks in this area particularly in Europe and Denmark. Physical sabotage includes deliberate damage or destruction of equipment or facilities. Russia employs hybrid measures combining political, informational, military, and economic tools to influence and pressure decision-makers, disrupt societies, and weaken trust in institutions. PET assesses that Russian sabotage activities aim to halt supplies to Ukraine and to create insecurity and fear to reduce Western support for Ukraine. Several acts of sabotage linked to Russia, including arson and vandalism, have occurred in European countries, but none specifically verified in Denmark. Russian target selection involves helpers and proxies, with opportunistic targeting of civilian, symbolic, or Ukraine-support-related sites such as warehouses, factories, shopping centers, and public transport facilities. The Russian intelligence services regularly gather information on Western critical infrastructure, including in Denmark, and possess sabotage plans to deploy if conflict escalates. Although Danish infrastructure is currently not a primary target and no extensive damage is intended, the threat may rapidly increase if relations worsen. Sabotage operations often disguise themselves as accidents, complicating investigations and attribution to Russia.