By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-09-28 19:50:49 | Updated at 2026-09-29 03:47:40
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Russia could launch a limited military attack against a Nato country "in the coming months," a new threat assessment from Denmark's defence intelligence service has found.
It issued the urgent warning to countries that border Russia, after a string of incidents that have been blamed on Russia, including an explosive drone found at Leipzig Airport in Germany.
Danish intelligence found there was a "low but growing risk" that Russia could deploy a limited number of troops into a Nato border area, potentially under the pretext of protecting Russian minorities.
Some defence experts have suggested that one potential target could be the Estonian border town of Narva.
Narva has a population of over 90 per cent Russian speakers, and many residents have family members in Russia.
Vladimir Putin has recently suggested that Russian speakers who live in the Baltic states, such as Estonia, are having their human rights violated.
The Estonian Government denies this, and the Mayor of Narva, Jaan Toots, told GB News that it's not true.
But nonetheless, some experts are worried this could pave the way for a potential military incursion, and Estonians I've spoken to are also concerned.
Some defence experts have suggested that one potential target could be the Estonian border town of Narva
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Aiko Lisa Olek, who lives just outside Tallinn, told me: "I'm worried that someday someone is going to come and then there's war in here. That's something I think every Estonian worries about."
"We are scared, but at the same time, we know that maybe it's just like Russians trying to make us scared for no reason," Miss Olek said.
Rene Abramson, who has lived in Narva for 40 years, told me: "My worry is that if something happens here will me and my family be safe, will I be able to escape?
"I would like to think that there is no chance that Russia would attack Narva but with what Putin is saying, I think there is a possibility that something could happen."
The Estonian Government says Russia is already testing the limits on the border
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Despite these concerns, the Mayor of Narva insists that his town is not at risk from Russian aggression, and that most citizens aren't worried.
"There might be tensions arising between Nato and Russia, but not in the feelings of the inhabitants of Narva," Mayor Jaan Toots told GB News.
But the Estonian Government says Russia is already testing the limits on the border.
Veiko Kommusaar, the head of the Estonian border force, told GB News that "Russia is carrying out hybrid attacks and provocations against Estonia."
Mayor of Narva, Jaan Toots, denies Russian speakers who live in the Baltic states are having their human rights violated
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He says these include the "presence of an armed unit" further down the border, "incidents involving military drones in the border area", "stealing navigation buoys from the Narva River", and Russian border guards "crossing the temporary control line".
They have heavily fortified the border crossing with concrete roadblocks called 'Dragon teeth' and barbed wire, to ensure nobody crosses unless they're meant to.
It comes after Russia recently imposed a 5km-deep curfew on the Russian side of the border. It led to speculation that Russia could be starting a mass mobilisation.
But the Estonian Government has said that it has not noticed any build-up of Russian troops at the border, and the situation in Narva remains calm.
