US EditionNATO Deploys Armed Fighter Jets to Intercept Russian Military Planes Flying over Baltic Sea
- On Monday, NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and about 10 escort fighters over the Baltic Sea, a muscular display of air power on the alliance's eastern flank.
- Russian security council secretary Sergei Shoigu alleged that Finland and Baltic states permitted Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, invoking Russia's "inherent right" to self-defense.
- The Russian mission included two supersonic Tu-22M3 bombers and about 10 escort fighters, prompting French Rafale jets from the IAULIAI AIR BASE in Lithuania to scramble.
- Western nations and Kyiv categorically dismissed the Russian accusations as groundless, while Hardline MP Andrei Kolesnik declared that Shoigu's warning was a "final" caution against acting with "impunity".
- Sweden's Chief of Defence Michael Claesson warned that Russia is plotting to seize an island to challenge NATO, identifying Sweden's Gotland, Denmark's Bornholm, and Estonia's Hiiumaa as territories at risk.
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French Rafale Fighters, Swedish Gripen Jets, Finnish Hornets, and Aircraft From Four Other NATO Nations Intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Over the Baltic Sea on Monday
The world’s eyes may be on what’s happening in Iran, and whether the ceasefire there will continue. But Russia’s war with Ukraine remains an active conflict, and it had a flare-up on Monday. According to CBS News, Russia’s strategic bombers and fighter jets flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday and were then intercepted by NATO jets. “French Rafale fighters were deployed from a Lithuanian air base where they are stationed as part of a decades-lon…
Siauliai Air Base. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intercepted several Russian army aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, a forceful demonstration of air power on the alliance's eastern flank, away from the open front in the Middle East.
The authorities reported that NATO aircraft intercepted on Monday strategic bombers and Russian fighter aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. It was also a demonstration of air power on the alliance’s eastern flank. In this regard, it was reported that French Rafale fighters took off from an air base in Lithuania, where they remain deployed as part of the NATO air surveillance mission that has been in place for years.
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