Tension between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) increased this Tuesday after two aircraft incidents. In Denmark, a military helicopter was targeted by flares fired by a Russian warship, while, in Lithuania, alliance fighters shot down a drone that violated the country's airspace.
The first incident occurred on Monday, when a Danish Fennec helicopter was conducting a routine photographic operation near a Russian frigate in international waters, in the Gedser area, at the southern tip of Denmark. According to the Danish Army, two flares were fired from the vessel toward the aircraft, and one of them passed "very close" to the helicopter. The article mentions that Denmark's prime minister was about to be quoted regarding the case.
