Alarm in Denmark after Russian ship fires at military helicopter

A Russian ship fired flares at a Danish military helicopter off the southern coast of Denmark on Monday, triggering alarm in Copenhagen as the Kremlin's belligerence against Europe ramps up. "The Russian frigate fired two flares at the helicopter. One of the flares fired passed within a short distance of the helicopter," the Danish armed forces announced late Monday night. European nations have accused Moscow of conducting a campaign of so-called hybrid warfare to destabilize the continent while it also persists in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — but capitals and NATO have hesitated about an escalatory response to Russia .