# Denmark says Russian warship’s flare passed close to military helicopter; commander decorated

https://mins.news/en/item/61336

- Meduza, 2026-09-16 16:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/16/denmark-says-a-signal-flare-from-a-russian-warship-passed-close-to-one-of-its-military-helicopters-over-the-baltic-sea-russia-decorated-the-ship-s-commander

> Denmark says a Russian warship fired two signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter monitoring it in the Baltic Sea on September 14, with one passing close to the aircraft. Russia said the helicopter was provocative and awarded the corvette Soobrazitelny’s commander a combat distinction medal for preventing a provocation.

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