A Russian warship has fired at a German army helicopter over the Baltic Sea.
The crew of the Russian ship fired signal ammunition at the military aircraft, the German Press Agency in Brussels reported. The Bundeswehr helicopter had been on a reconnaissance flight. It comes amid rising tensions in recent weeks between the Kremlin and NATO countries after UK and US missiles were used by Ukraine to attack Russia – leading Vladimir Putin to warn that the nations were now “directly” involved in the conflict.
Signal ammunition is typically only used by vessels in emergency situations. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who confirmed the incident at a NATO conference but did not say when it took place, said many Russian ships in the Baltic Sea had been involved in circumventing sanctions. She added that security measures surrounding undersea pipelines and data cables had been increased, and cited previous Russian attacks on infrastructure in the area.
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