NATO Jets Intercept Russian Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic Sea

Sweden scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russia spy plane over Baltic Sea

The incident marked at least the third time in a week that Russian aircraft had been intercepted in the region.

NATO Jets Intercept Russian Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic Sea

Two Swedish fighter jets under NATO command were dispatched Thursday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft approaching Polish airspace over the Baltic Sea, Sweden’s armed forces said. “The plane was close to Polish airspace, so we went up to signal our presence, make a visual identification and escort it out of the area,” Swedish Air Force spokeswoman Therese Akerstedt told AFP.