A Russian reconnaissance aircraft approaching over the Baltic Sea has alarmed the German air force. In response, two Eurofighters took off from Laage Air Base in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as early as Saturday on an alert launch, Deutsche Presse-Agentur learned. The Russian aircraft had been identified in international airspace off the island of Rügen. The alert squadron consisting of the two German aircraft escorted the Russian plane away from Germany in international airspace.
Denmark had summoned the Russian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry for talks earlier. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod gave the reason on Sunday that a Russian military aircraft had entered Danish airspace. According to Swedish sources, a Russian AN-30 propeller-driven aircraft also violated Swedish airspace east of the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. Already in early March, four Russian fighter jets had penetrated the airspace over Sweden.
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Translation:
A Russian reconnaissance aircraft approaching over the Baltic Sea has alarmed the German air force. In response, two Eurofighters took off from Laage Air Base in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as early as Saturday on an alert launch, Deutsche Presse-Agentur learned. The Russian aircraft had been identified in international airspace off the island of Rügen. The alert squadron consisting of the two German aircraft escorted the Russian plane away from Germany in international airspace.
Denmark had summoned the Russian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry for talks earlier. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod gave the reason on Sunday that a Russian military aircraft had entered Danish airspace. According to Swedish sources, a Russian AN-30 propeller-driven aircraft also violated Swedish airspace east of the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. Already in early March, four Russian fighter jets had penetrated the airspace over Sweden.
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Wait, Germany doesn’t have any Typhoons to my knowledge 🤨
You know – ‘Luftwaffe on alert after approach of Russian military aircraft’ is not a news story I’d ever of thought to have seen in my lifetime.
Germany: Well this feels different