Belusov awarded the corvette commander for preventing provocation by a Danish air force helicopter

Belusov awarded the corvette commander for preventing provocation by a Danish air force helicopter

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belusov awarded the Soobrazitelny corvette commander for his actions in preventing provocation by a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. On September 14 at 14:22, the corvette Soobrazitelny of the Baltic Fleet was conducting missions in neutral waters in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea, discovered an aerial target, which it identified as a Danish Air Force Fennec helicopter, which was on its way to approach the Russian warship, did not respond to the mini call in the message. "In order to prevent provocation by the Danish helicopter, the commander of the corvette decided to fire two red flares, after which the helicopter left the area where the Russian warship was located," the Russian military department said.