# PET says Russia actively preparing sabotage against Danish defense industry

Denmark's PET intelligence service says Russian security services prepare sabotage of Danish defense firms.

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Emil Græsholm, head of counterintelligence at the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), said in an interview with Berlingske that Russian security services are actively preparing sabotage actions aimed especially at Denmark's defense industry. [^1]

On 2026-09-02, PET's counterintelligence chief said that Russia's targets are companies in the defense industry. [^2]

Rasmus Anderskouv, head of community safety and preparedness at the Danish business organization Dansk Industri (DI), said the organization will contact relevant Danish companies to review their security measures after Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service (PET) warned of concrete Russian plans for sabotage against the Danish defense industry. [^3]

PET announced on 2024-05-08 that the threat from physical sabotage by Russia in Denmark had been heightened. [^4]

PET said that over several months, individuals with possible connections to Russian intelligence services had carried out physical sabotage, including arson and vandalism, in a number of European countries. [^5]

The security advice DI will give to affected companies covers access control, locking, surveillance, lighting, and establishing procedures for who does what and who to call in case of an incident, according to Rasmus Anderskouv. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Emil Græsholm, head of counterintelligence at the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), said in an interview with Berlingske that Russian security services are actively preparing sabotage actions aimed especially at Denmark's defense industry. (Berlingske, News)
2. On 2026-09-02, PET's counterintelligence chief said that Russia's targets are companies in the defense industry. (Berlingske, News)
3. Rasmus Anderskouv, head of community safety and preparedness at the Danish business organization Dansk Industri (DI), said the organization will contact relevant Danish companies to review their security measures after Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service (PET) warned of concrete Russian plans for sabotage against the Danish defense industry. (B.T., News)
4. PET announced on 2024-05-08 that the threat from physical sabotage by Russia in Denmark had been heightened. (Berlingske, News)
5. PET said that over several months, individuals with possible connections to Russian intelligence services had carried out physical sabotage, including arson and vandalism, in a number of European countries. (Berlingske, News)
6. The security advice DI will give to affected companies covers access control, locking, surveillance, lighting, and establishing procedures for who does what and who to call in case of an incident, according to Rasmus Anderskouv. (B.T., News)

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