Russian Warship Fires 2 Flares at Danish Helicopter as NATO Faces New Baltic Airspace Alerts
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 15
Russian Warship Fires 2 Flares at Danish Helicopter as NATO Faces New Baltic Airspace Alerts
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 15
Summary
Denmark said a Russian frigate fired two emergency flares at an air force Fennec helicopter during a routine photographic monitoring mission in international waters off Gedser; one flare passed close to the aircraft.
Copenhagen summoned Russia's ambassador after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the act reckless and meant to intimidate and divide, while Moscow had not commented.
The incident came the same day NATO forces shot down a drone over Lithuania after it entered from Belarus near Kaunas shortly after midnight, with its origin still undetermined.
Poland also reported overnight aviation operations to protect airspace near Ukraine, underscoring heightened tension on NATO's eastern flank during Russia's war in Ukraine.