The incident, which took place on March 2, has new details. The Swedish Air Force considers Russia’s actions to be a deliberate action.
Two Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace near Gotland on March 2 were equipped with nuclear weapons. This was announced on March 30 by the Swedish television channel TV4.
It was realized that the incident was a deliberate act to intimidate Sweden.
The TV channel recalled that on March 2, four Russian aircraft flew from the air base in Kaliningrad. Two Su-24 attack aircraft were accompanied by two Su-27 fighters.
The attack aircraft, according to TV4 sources, were equipped with nuclear weapons.
“Because of the war in Ukraine, the Swedish Air Force increased its readiness and noticed in advance that Russian pilots were heading to Gotland … The breach of Swedish airspace lasted about a minute. In response, the air “The country’s force raised two JAS 39 Gripen fighters. It was then confirmed that Russia’s planes were equipped with nuclear warheads,” the channel said.
The Swedish armed forces did not comment on this information, but indicated the seriousness of the situation.
“We view it as a conscious action. It is very serious, especially since they are a country at war,” said Swedish Air Force Commander Karl-Johan Edström.
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Source: korrespondent
