# ‘Risk of catastrophic incident’ after Denmark says Russian frigate fired flares at helicopter

https://mins.news/en/video/59658

- France 24 English, 2026-09-15 16:49 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdpc7R8e8Jc

> Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned as “reckless” a Russian frigate’s firing of flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea the previous day. Military analysts warned the flares could have caused a catastrophic incident had they struck the rotor blades.

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