A Russian warship fired on a German military helicopter.
The incident occurred in the Baltic Sea when a Bundeswehr helicopter was carrying out a reconnaissance mission. The crew of a Russian Navy ship used flare munitions against a German Air Force helicopter. Details of the incident are not yet known, including the reason for the use of flare munitions and the exact actions of the Russian crew. This was reported by Welt.
The actions of the Russian military have already been commented on by German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock. At a NATO meeting in Brussels, she said it was necessary to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure in the region due to the risk of hybrid attacks from the aggressor country Russia.
She stressed that patrols would be expanded in the Baltic Sea, in particular to monitor pipelines and data cables.
According to Burbock, the Baltic Sea is increasingly being used to circumvent sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation due to the war against Ukraine. In particular, the number of hybrid attacks that require more active counteraction is growing.
Let us recall that in May of this year, Russia decided to unilaterally change the borders with Lithuania and Finland in the Baltic Sea. Moscow declared as its internal sea waters part of the water area in the east of the Gulf of Finland, as well as near the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region.
Source: Die Welt
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