War in Ukraine: “A major escalation”, “fears of a Third World War explode”… a German helicopter hit by fire from a Russian warship

Russian warship fires on German army helicopter over the Baltic Sea. The crew of the Russian ship fired warning shots at the Russian helicopter Bundeswehrreports Bild. NATO reconnaissance device, it carried out patrols over the Baltic Sea. THE signal ammunition are generally only used by ships in emergencies, for warning shots rather than attacks.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who confirmed the incident at a NATO meeting but did not say when it occurred, said many Russian ships in the Baltic Sea had been involved in sanctions evasion.

Submarine pipelines and cables

She added that security measures surrounding underwater pipelines and data cables had been strengthened. Last month, two fiber optic cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea: one between Sweden and Lithuania, the other between Finland and Germany.

This information occurs in a context of growing tensions in recent weeks between the Kremlin and NATO countries after British and American missiles were used by Ukraine to attack Russia. Which led Vladimir Putin to warn that the two countries were now “directly” involved in the conflict.seizing the news, the British media are talking about this incident as a “major escalation in the conflict” and indicate that “fears of a Third World War explode”.

For the record, Germany is the second largest arms supplier to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022.