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NATO 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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Over the Baltic Sea, NATO and Russia provide a force measurement in the airspace. Two Russian supersonic bombers and around ten fighter jets were intercepted by NATO machines.
A whole series of Russian fighter planes have been intercepted by NATO forces over the Baltic Sea. It was not the only such incident in recent days. Moscow stresses that one adheres to the rules.
·Dortmund, Germany
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The Independent (US)NATO fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft
Multiple aircraft were all tasked with monitoring the Russian formation
·London, United Kingdom
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