By&nbspSimon Ormiston&nbsp&&nbsp Euronews

Published on 15/09/2026 – 9:35 GMT+2 • Updated

10:10

A Russian warship has fired two emergency flares at a helicopter in the Baltic Sea, with the Russian ambassador summoned over the incident, Danish officials reported.

“One of the air force’s Fennec helicopters was today fired at with flares during a routine photographic operation of a Russian frigate, which was located in international waters off Gedser,” Danish armed forces said in a statement.

The frigate had fired “two flares towards the helicopter. One of the flares passed at close range to the helicopter.”

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

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