Russia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns

Cnbc · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Sep 25, 2026 · 389 words · By Sam Meredith

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What to know about Russia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns

Danish intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a "limited" military attack against a NATO member in the coming months, saying the Kremlin appears more willing to take risks after more than 4½ years of war against Ukraine.

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Why it matters

The Danish Defence Intelligence Service, or DDIS, on Thursday identified a "low but growing risk" that Russia could carry out isolated strikes with long-range weapons on infrastructure that is critical to the support of Ukraine.

Common ground

"A limited military attack would be a desperate move on Russia's part and, like the intensified hybrid attacks, could potentially take place in the coming months," it wrote in a report.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Poland's deputy prime minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, said it had not yet been established who was responsible for the fire”

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Multiple sources quote Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stating that the party responsible for the fire had not yet been established.

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web search NEUTRAL — Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.Photo: Piotr Podlewski/Polskie Radio. The fire broke out on Wednesday evening at a Starlink ground station near the town o…
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/artykul/3735120,starlin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gawkowski said it had not been established who was responsible for the fire, but that “many signs suggest this aligns with Russia’s new doctrine of attack”.Poland has said previously it has been payin…
https://theprint.in/world/polish-minister-says-starlink-stat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gawkowski, who is also Poland’s digital affairs minister, said there are many signs the fire was a deliberate attempt to knock the station offline.
https://mediasat.info/en/2026/09/24/fire-hits-starlink-groun…

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Claim 2: “Danish intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a "limited" military attack against a NATO member in the coming months”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) warned of a 'low but growing risk' of a limited military attack against a NATO member in the coming months.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (DSIS; Danish: Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, lit. 'Police Intelligence Service', PET) is the national security and intelligence agency of Denmark. The a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Security_and_Intelligen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister of Defence of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarsminister, pronounced [ˈfɒːsvɑsmiˌnistɐ]) is the politically appointed head of the Danish Ministry of Defence. The Minister of Defence is responsible…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(Denmark)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS; Danish: Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, FE) is a Danish intelligence agency, responsible for Denmark's foreign intelligence, as well as being the Danis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Defence_Intelligence_Se…

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Claim 3: “The Kremlin has previously denied involvement in similar incidents.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Kremlin's pattern of denying involvement in sabotage or attacks against NATO/Western infrastructure.

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web search NEUTRAL — After that visit, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, dismissed rumours of a Russian attack on Nato. “It has nothing to do with reality and nothing to do with the intentions of the Russian Federa…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/20/baltic-spy-chi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Kremlin’s sabotage network is already inside.According to the Associated Press, since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, at least 70 similar incidents linked to the Kremlin have…
https://aze.media/europe-woke-up-too-late-the-kremlins-sabot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia denied involvement, and Putin accused Germany of planting evidence. Pistorius said Russian intimidation and hybrid attacks would not work on Ukraine, Germany, or other partners. The German gove…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/putins-winter-strat…

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Claim 4: “Poland's government on Thursday said a blaze at a Starlink ground station in the country was an act of sabotage aimed at disrupting internet services, including for Ukraine's military.”

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Multiple news reports confirm that the Polish government described a fire at a Starlink ground station as an act of sabotage aimed at disrupting services for Ukraine.

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Claim 5: “NATO members that border Russia are Finland, Norway and Poland as well as the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.”

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The list of NATO members bordering Russia (Finland, Norway, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania) is a geographical and political fact confirmed by Wikipedia and other reference sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and May 2026, several Ukrainian or suspected Ukrainian military drones entered the airspace of NATO member states in the Baltic region, including the Baltic states and Finland, after crossing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_drone_incursions_into_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Finland and Russia have been conducted over many centuries, from wars between Sweden and Russia in the early 18th century, to the planned and realized creation and annexation of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland–Russia_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The border between Norway and Russia consists of a 195.7-kilometer (121.6 mi) land border between Sør-Varanger Municipality, Norway, and Pechengsky District, Russia, and a 23.2-kilometer (14.4 mi) mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway–Russia_border

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Claim 6: “Denmark's intelligence service also warned that Russia will intensify its hybrid war by carrying out more attacks against the West and NATO”

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No specific evidence was provided in the gathered results to confirm the specific warning about the intensification of hybrid war, although other related warnings were found.

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Claim 7: “The Danish Defence Intelligence Service, or DDIS, on Thursday identified a "low but growing risk" that Russia could carry out isolated strikes with long-range weapons on infrastructure that is critical to the support of Ukraine.”

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Multiple sources confirm the DDIS identified a risk of isolated strikes with long-range weapons on infrastructure supporting Ukraine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, is the foreign…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRU_(Russian_Federation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Головне управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України, ГУР МОУ, romanized: Holovne upravlinnia rozvidky Minist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Directorate_of_Intelligen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Security Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба безпеки України, romanized: Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy [ˈsluʒbɐ bezˈpɛkɪ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]; abbreviated as SBU [СБУ] or SSU) is the main internal security agen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Service_of_Ukraine

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Claim 8: “The DDIS added that it saw no indications that Russia would launch an outright invasion of a NATO country”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that the DDIS sees no indications of an outright/full-scale invasion of a NATO country.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is the civilian foreign intelligence agency of Russia. The SVR succeeded the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in December 1991. The SVR has its headquarters in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(…

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Claim 9: “Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops, possibly without national insignia, into NATO countries on its border, the DDIS said.”

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Multiple sources confirm the DDIS warning regarding the potential deployment of a limited number of troops without national insignia into NATO border countries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Freedom Party (Russian: Партия народной свободы, romanized: Partiya narodnoy svobody), often known by its short form PARNAS (Russian: ПАРНАС), and formerly the Republican Party of Russia …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Freedom_Party_(Russia…

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