Denmark summons Russian ambassador after frigate allegedly fires flares at military helicopter

Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea, the BBC reported.

The Danish government has summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident, which it said happened during a "routine" monitoring operation on Monday.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen branded the Russian action "reckless" and said it was designed to "intimidate and divide".

Russia said it would "thoroughly investigate" the incident but accused Danish helicopters of making "dangerous manoeuvres" near Russian warships.

The Danish foreign ministry described the incident as "completely unacceptable".