Swedish fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in two incidents

Ulyana Krychkovska, Roman Petrenko - 13 June, 13:34

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On 12 June, Swedish Air Force fighter jets were scrambled twice to intercept Russian aircraft near Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Source: Swedish Armed Forces on X (Twitter); European Pravda

Details: Quick Reaction Alert teams conducted two sorties using JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter jets after Russian aircraft were detected in the region.

Russian Su-24 and Su-34 aircraft were recorded in two separate incidents. After receiving the alert, Swedish fighter jets promptly took off to identify and escort the Russian aircraft.

The Swedish Armed Forces said there was no violation of the country's airspace. The fighter jets' actions were aimed at protecting Swedish airspace and monitoring activity near Sweden's borders.

Background:

In May, the UK Ministry of Defence said that Russian fighter jets had intercepted a Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea several times the previous month.
In late April, the Polish Air Force intercepted two Russian Su-30 fighter jets over the Baltic Sea.

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