Swedish, German fighter jets intercept Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft

The New Voice of Ukraine
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A Russian Il-20 plane was intercepted off the coast of Sweden
A Russian Il-20 plane was intercepted off the coast of Sweden

The Swedish Air Force, together with German fighter jets, intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft near the Swedish coast on April 9, the Swedish Air Force reported on Twitter.

The Russian Il-20 flew into the so-called flight information region southeast of Blekinge, said the Swedish Air Force's incident investigation team.

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Visual identification of the enemy was carried out jointly with two German Eurofighter jets that were on NATO alert.

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Earlier, the German Air Force scrambled fighter jets on April 6 to intercept a Russian Il-20 over the Baltic Sea, which was flying without a transponder. The day before, French Mirage 2000-5 jets intercepted two Russian Su-30M fighters and an An-72 transport plane over the Baltic Sea.

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