Not to be late to the game here but this isnt new. (Score 1)

The US Army(apache pilots) in Kosovo as well as the Canadaian Coast Gaurd off the coast of Seattle have both reported cases of laser Hazing of their pilots in the past by the serbs using russian gear and in seattle the beams always seem to come from somewhere near a russian fishing boat...odd..google to your hearts content this threat has been real for several years.