German and Swedish jets intercept russian aircraft over Baltic Sea
Germans and Swedes, on a NATO Air Policing mission over the Baltic Sea and Baltic countries, scrambled their aircraft in emergency mode. The reason was the unresponsive Russian Su-30s identified by allied aircraft.
1:24 PM EDT, August 3, 2024
The incident over the Baltic was reported by the German Luftwaffe in a statement published on X on Saturday afternoon (Eastern Time). "Together with NATO partner Sweden, two German Eurofighters from the NATO Air Policing Balticum mission scrambled today for an Alfa alarm. Two Russian Su-30s were identified. The Su pilots did not want to cooperate, but they were not aggressive. Together we are strong," reads the post.
Such incidents occur regularly over the Baltic Sea.
Change of guard in NATO. italians take joint responsibility for the skies over Latvia and Estonia
At the end of July, the Portuguese and Spaniards withdrew their aircraft from Estonia and Latvia. They were responsible for the airspace over the Baltic countries under commitments to NATO allies.
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