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Russian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopter, Denmark says
- A Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish Air Force Fennec helicopter operating in international waters off the coast of Gedser in southern Denmark.
- The Danish Defence Command confirmed that the helicopter was conducting a routine surveillance flight when one flare passed at close range, though no injuries or aircraft damage occurred.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned the Russian ambassador, strongly condemning the incident as unacceptable behavior that needlessly endangered military personnel.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen characterized the warship's actions as an attempt to intimidate NATO allies amidst broader security tensions in the Baltic Sea region.
- The confrontation adds to rising regional friction following recent airspace violations and drone incidents across the alliance's eastern flank.
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In Denmark, military personnel were called urgently because of missiles fired by a Russian frigate on a helicopter of the armed forces of the country, which are reported to the local media.
Yesterday evening, the Danish army announced that a Russian warship had fired two flare bombs in the direction of a helicopter carrying out a mission over the Baltic Sea off the coast of Gedser, south of Denmark, and nearly hit it.
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