According to the state-run Russian news agency RIA, these MiGs will be on duty 24 hours a day.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that three MiG-31E warplanes equipped with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles have been moved and are now stationed in the Russian region of Kaliningrad, the Interfax news agency reported.
According to the state-run Russian news agency RIA, these MiGs will be on duty 24 hours a day.
Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave on the Baltic coast between NATO and EU members Poland and Lithuania, became a flashpoint after Lithuania restricted the transit of goods to it through its territory, with Russia promising retaliation.
Tensions in the region have risen since Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago with tens of thousands of troops in what it described as a “special military operation”.
Earlier today, the Finnish Defense Ministry reported that two Russian MiG-31s ​​had violated Finnish airspace near the town of Porvoo in the Gulf of Finland, 150 kilometers from Russia.
The announcement of the Ministry of Defense
Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets reportedly violated Finnish airspace this morning near the coastal town of Porvoo in the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish Defense Ministry said.
The alleged violation of Finnish airspace occurred at 06:40 GMT (09:40 Greek time) and the planes were heading west, defense ministry communications director Kristian Vakuri told Reuters, adding that the planes remained in Finnish airspace. space for two minutes.
“The depth of the alleged violation of Finnish airspace was one kilometer,” he said, but gave no further information on whether the planes were escorted out of the airspace.
The Finnish air force has identified the aircraft and the border guard has launched an investigation into the breach, the ministry’s statement added.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced today, according to the Interfax news agency, that three MiG-31E warplanes equipped with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles have been moved and are now stationed in the Russian region of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave on the Baltic coast that lies between Poland and Lee
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