Sweden scrambles fighter jets over Russian military plane

Sweden scrambles fighter jets over Russian military plane

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Swedish and German fighter jets intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane off the Swedish coast after it entered the flight information zone southeast of Blekinge.

Swedish and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft near the Swedish coast. This is stated in a message from the Swedish Air Force on Twitter (X), as reported by UNN.

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The report indicates that a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flew into the so-called flight information area southeast of Blackinge.

The visual identification was carried out in conjunction with two German Eurofighter jets on NATO standby, which took off from Laage airfield in Germany

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