'Risk of catastrophic incident' as Denmark says Russian frigate fired flares at helicopter

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday condemned as "reckless" a Russian frigate firing flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea the previous day. France 24's correspondent in Copenhagen, Trine Villemann, says that, although only flares, military analysts have pointed out that they could have caused a "catastrophic incident" if, for example, they had struck the rotor blades. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen