Three Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed a more than five-hour mission from the Kola Peninsula, entering the Baltic Sea air space through the narrow corridor between Finland and Estonia, before turning north again after flying near the island of Gotland.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence has released a video via its TV channel Zvezda showing one of the bombers taking off from the air field at Olenya.
At take-off, that particular aircraft was armed with a missile under one of its wings. […]
The Swedish Air Force scrambled JAS 39 Gripen jets, following the Russian military planes as they approached Swedish air space near the island of Gotland. No territorial violations were reported, and the Russian Defence Ministry said ”all flights by Russian air forces are carried out in strict compliance with international airspace regulations.” Läs artikel