### [2026-09-15](/feed/2026/09/15/index.md)

##### Denmark–Russia relations
# A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/15/nato-jets-shoot-down-drone-violating-lithuania-airspace-kaunas)

### Changes:

1. A warship of the Russian Navy fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.  _2026-09-15 12:07:20 (First version)_
1. A Russian Navy warship fires two flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea.  _(Current version)_

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