Denmark has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish army’s helicopter in the Baltic Sea in the latest of incidents attributed to Moscow.
The incident took place during what Denmark said was “a routine” monitoring of the frigate.
“Reckless action from Russia towards Danish military during a routine overflight yesterday. Russian actions are meant to intimidate and divide. They will not succeed. We will not waver,” prime minister Mette Frederiksen said.
Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen, leader of Denmark's Social Democrats. Photograph: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesDenmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the frigate’s behaviour was “completely unacceptable.”
The incident took place amid worsening security situation in Europe.
Separately, Nato fighter jets stationed on the alliance’s eastern flank shot down a drone – believed to be flying from Belarus – over Lithuania last night.
“With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital for our region,” Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda said.
Meanwhile, Poland discovered remains of a suspected Russian drone near its Baltic Sea coast, just a day after a Russian drone hit a train on Ukraine’s border with Poland on Sunday.
It’s Tuesday, 15 September 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
