Two incidents that lit up Western airspace in the past 48 hours have escalated deep concerns about Russian-linked hybrid warfare: drones over Denmark’s airports and warplanes near Alaska.

There is no proof the events are linked, but together, they illustrate a sharpened pattern of pressure tactics that Russia and others have mastered.

In Denmark, seemingly coordinated drone flights forced the closure of multiple airports, including Aalborg, Billund and Esbjerg. Danish authorities are now calling it a “professional” operation, not a prank.

A similar disruption took place Monday. Police and defense didn’t know definitively if it was a prank or something more.

On Thursday, they quickly labeled Wednesday night’s incursions as a hybrid attack: deliberate disruption designed to unsettle the

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