Germany and Sweden scrambled fighters. Russian Su-30s over the Baltic Sea

The Russian Federation has once again violated airspace over Europe. The Air Force reported the incident on social media on Saturday. German.

“Along with Swedenpartner in NATO, two German Eurofighters started today (Saturday – ed.) at (signal – ed.) Alpha Scramble. Identified two Russian Su-30” – was reported in the statement. The German Air Force added that the Russian pilots “were reluctant to cooperate, but not aggressive“. The planes flew over the Baltic Sea, but no specific direction was given.

Alpha Scrambleas explained by the General Staff of the Polish Army, it is a sign that Pilots have 15 minutes to get airborne and react. It is operational in nature and is raised when a threat to the country occurs.

“Examples of such incidents include planes crossing borders without a declared flight plan, without a switched on transponder or not establishing communication, as well as suspicions of a ballistic missile being fired in our direction,” the statement reads in July.

This is not the first time that NATO member states' aircraft have been scrambled in connection with the observation of Russian aviation activity. The American weekly “Newsweek” recalled that a similar incident took place in July, when Sweden and Finland intercepted two Russian Federation fighter jets over the Baltic Sea.

The countries took two planes into the air. “A photo provided by NATO showed that the Russian fighters were clearly not carrying any weapons,” it said.

The Russians also violated Swedish airspace east of Gotland in mid-June. two Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighterswhich scared off the Russian Su-24 combat aircraft and escorted him to the borders of international space. In early July, a Russian plane violated Lithuanian airspace. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs there demanded Moscow explanations.

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