# 'Reckless' — Russian frigate fires flares at Danish military helicopter near Denmark

https://mins.news/en/item/59006

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-15 09:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-frigate-fires-flares-at-danish-military-helicopter-near-denmark/

> A Russian frigate fired two emergency flares toward a Danish Fennec military helicopter during a routine monitoring mission in international waters near Gedser. Denmark summoned Russian Ambassador Vladimir Barbin and condemned the incident as unacceptable. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it “reckless action from Russia.”

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