Two pursuers of its Air Force Germany took off urgently from the base in the state of Schleswig-Holstein on the weekend as well Russian reconnaissance aircraft was located in the Balticaccording to information from the German Agency.
The aircraft of the Russian Air Force was located in international airspace, above the island of Rügen. The pursuers approached him and accompanied him until he left Germany.
A Russian plane also violated its airspace Denmarkforcing the Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen to summon the ambassador of the Russian Federation to protest.
Both Denmark and Sweden dispute that Russian Antonov AN-30 aircraft violated airspace of both states on Friday night. It flew east of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea off the southeast coast of Sweden.
In early March, four russian fighters violated Swedish airspace.
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army on February 24, urges Sweden, as well as neighboring Finland, to drastically change their stance on possible NATO membership. The two Nordic countries are now expected to join the military alliance in the summer.
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