Swedish and German aircraft intercept Russian warplane over Baltic Sea

A Russian reconnaissance plane entered international airspace over the Baltic Sea without communicating with air traffic controllers, prompting the German and Swedish air forces to scramble fighter jets for interception. Source: European Pravda, citing the press service of the German Air Force Details: German and Swedish warplanes took off to escort the Russian Il-20M aircraft.

The aircraft was in the airspace near the German island of Rugen "without a flight plan or contact with civilian air traffic control".

Alarmstart im Ostseeraum!

Zur Luftraumsicherung des #NATO Bundnissgebietes stiegen nacheinander die #QRA aus Laage, Schweden und der @NATO
Mission #VAPB auf und begleiteten einen russischen Seeaufklarer IL-20M.

Die Maschine flog ohne Flugplan und Kontakt zur zivilen... pic.twitter.com/iUQlrhC2nH

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Background:

Last week, the German Air Force, in conjunction with the Swedish Air Force, scrambled aircraft in response to Russian fighter jets flying near the Latvian border.
Earlier, it was reported that two US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers had arrived in Romania and would be conducting sorties from the country for the first time.
In July, Finnish and Swedish pilots intercepted Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea.

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