Russian spy airplane violates Swedish air area
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Sweden’s Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist offers a speech throughout a ceremony in Linkoping, Sweden, on September 10, 2019. (Reuters)
Revealed: 30 April ,2022: 10:42 PM GST Updated: 30 April ,2022: 11:16 PM GST
A Russian reconnaissance plane briefly violated Sweden’s airspace on Friday, Swedish defense officials said on Saturday, because the Scandinavian nation ponders a bid for NATO membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“A Russian AN-30 propeller plane violated Swedish airspace on Friday evening,” the Swedish protection ministry said in a statement, including that its groups had followed the incident and photographed it.
The ministry said the airplane was flying east of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic, before it headed toward Swedish territory.
“It's totally unacceptable to violate Swedish airspace,” public tv SVT quoted Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist as saying.
“This action is unprofessional and given the overall safety scenario very inappropriate. Swedish sovereignty should all the time be revered.”