Incident involving a Danish helicopter and a Russian corvette in the Baltic Sea
Place: southwestern part of the Baltic SeaRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian publications report that a protest was lodged with Moscow over the actions of a Danish helicopter, but do not mention the launch of signal flares. The Ukrainian outlet reports that the Russian corvette fired two signal flares in a direction that, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, was opposite the helicopter; it also reports that Denmark summoned the Russian ambassador. The compilation contains no material from an independent group.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS (tass.com) reports that on September 30, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Danish ambassador and lodged a protest over the actions of a Danish Fennec helicopter near the Baltic Fleet corvette «Сообразительный» on September 14 in international waters in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow considers the helicopter’s maneuvers a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Denmark’s accusations unacceptable; the ministry warned of a risk of escalation if similar actions are repeated.
“Moscow considers dangerous maneuvers by a Danish Air Force helicopter toward the Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny a gross violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.”
- Russia calls Danish Air Force helicopter maneuvers UN convention violation — TASS (tass.com), 30 September, 21:35
- Danish ambassador summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry over Air Force helicopter incident — TASS (tass.com), 30 September, 19:43
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda, citing «Європейську правду», reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Danish ambassador over the actions of a Danish Fennec helicopter near the corvette «Сообразительный» on September 14. According to the Russian ministry, the helicopter came within less than 50 meters of the ship, and after warnings the corvette fired two signal flares in a direction supposedly opposite the helicopter. The outlet also notes that Denmark summoned the Russian ambassador after the flares were launched.
“Нагадаємо, Данія викликала російського посла після того, як 14 вересня російський корвет випустив дві сигнальні ракети в бік данського вертольота.”
- РФ викликала посла Данії після обстрілу данського вертольота з російського корвета — Ukrainska Pravda, 1 October, 06:34
What independent sources report
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Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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