According to a report by Reuters on September 15, the Danish military said in a statement that a Russian frigate fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter in international waters near Denmark on the 14th, almost hitting the plane. The statement said that the helicopter was on a routine mission to photograph the Russian frigate at the time. The statement added that flares are pyrotechnic devices and are usually used as warning signals at sea.

According to a report by Reuters on September 15, the Danish military said in a statement that a Russian frigate fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter in international waters near Denmark on the 14th, almost hitting the plane. The statement said that the helicopter was on a routine mission to photograph the Russian frigate at the time. The statement added that flares are pyrotechnic devices and are usually used as warning signals at sea.