Russian fighter plane to have violated Swedish airspace – Aftonbladet

Russian fighter plane to have violated Swedish airspace – Aftonbladet

Russian military aircraft violated Swedish airspace this week, writes Expressen.

According to the newspaper, two attack and bomber aircraft have flown at low altitude against Oland Wednesday.

– We could not before have a comment tomorrow morning, said Alexander Pashedko, the press attaché at the Russian Embassy in Stockholm Aftonbladet.

The violation must , according to Expressen’s informant, have been a deliberate attempt to test the Swedish preparedness.

The incident must have occurred at lunchtime on Wednesday and the plan, by type Su-24, flew within Sweden a couple of kilometers before being discovered of the JAS Gripen aircraft.

The Russian plan to have lifted from Kaliningrad.

speaks first at the “observed events”

Armed Forces salute to those not comments on the information at present.

Erik Lagersten, Armed Forces Communications Director, writes in a statement:

“The Armed Forces do not comment on a case before been analyzed. Such is always done promptly and also includes technical systems. Only when the analysis is finished with a secure established sequence of events, and the exact circumstances understood, making the Armed Forces decision on further management within and outside the Agency. “

Carl Bildt’s press secretary Erik Zsiga confirms that the government is informed of the incident.

– I’ve talked to Carl Bildt and he sends word that he has tentatively been informed of this during the day. Ministry has requested an urgent report from the Defence Forces. When we received it, we will evaluate what’s happened, says he told Aftonbladet.

Zsiga said the report should land to the Government “urgently”.

Russia: “Can not before having comment tomorrow”

Aftonbladet was tonight in contact with Alexander Pashedko, the press attaché at the Russian Embassy in Stockholm. From Russia’s hold can neither beräfta or deny the information, he announces.

– We can at the earliest be a comment in the morning. Yet even then I am sure we will be releasing a statement he wrote in a text message.

Low flying fighter planes

After the news broke on Thursday heard the troubled people of the Aftonbladet about low-flying fighter planes in several locations in southern Sweden. The observations should have been made over Gotland, ÖRKELLJUNGA, pontoon, Västervik, Växjö and Kalmar during Thursday afternoon and evening.

In the Armed Forces, it’s probably about previously planned darkness flights.

– We have night-time flying during the winter period and this is the first Thursday we run it, says spokesman at F17 in Kallinge.

From the Armed Forces page would not comment on whether the Swedish incident preparedness has been raised as a result of Wednesday’s events.

– In addition to the written statement, we can not comment on preparedness at this time, says John Hellqvist, duty officer at the Armed Forces.