Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter

A Russian warship fired two flares toward a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea, with one passing close to the aircraft, Denmark's armed forces said on Tuesday. The confrontation comes amid heightened security concerns on NATO's eastern flank during Russia's war in Ukraine . Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the incident fitted a broader pattern of increasingly aggressive Russian behavior in Europe . She accused Moscow of intensifying its "hybrid war against Europe" and testing and challenging NATO , and called on European countries to strengthen their defenses. "Reckless action from Russia towards Danish military during a routine overflight yesterday. Russian actions are meant to intimidate and divide. They will not succeed.