Sweden intercepts Russian warplanes near Baltic airspace in two incidents

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Source: The Kyiv Independent
Sweden intercepts Russian warplanes near Baltic airspace in two incidents
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Sweden scrambled two JAS 39 Gripen fighters to intercept Russian Su-24 and Su-34 aircraft operating near Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea in two separate events on June 13, with no airspace violations reported. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the encounters part of a pattern of Russian military activity in the region, underscoring the need for constant readiness with allies, in line with other Baltic-bordering states’ recent intercepts.

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