A Fennec helicopter in the air at the Danish Air Show at Karup Air Base back in 2022. A helicopter of the same type was fired upon with pyrotechnics by a Russian frigate on Monday. The photo is not of the helicopter in question. (Archive photo). Photo: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix
Russian frigate fires flares near Danish military helicopter in international waters
A Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters off Gedser on Monday, Denmark’s Armed Forces said.
The Fennec helicopter was taking routine photographs of the ship when the flares were fired. One passed close to the aircraft, according to a...
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