NATO aircraft attempted to intercept Russian Su-35 fighter jet over Gulf of Finland
The Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 fighter was spotted in Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland near the Juminda Peninsula yesterday evening, the Delfi publication reported. The publication notes that the Russian aircraft was in Estonian airspace for less than a minute.
The aircraft had no flight plan and its transponder was switched off. At the time of the violation, the aircraft was not in two-way radio contact with the Estonian air traffic control service.
- approved in the publication.
It is emphasized that NATO aircraft were raised to intercept the Russian fighter.
The incident was responded to by Portuguese F-16 fighter jets from the NATO Air Security Mission based at the Amari Air Base, which carried out a check flight.
- emphasizes the publication.
In this regard, it is noted that the Russian chargé d'affaires in Estonia was even summoned to the Estonian Foreign Ministry and given a note of protest.
From Estonia's perspective, this is a very serious and regrettable incident that is completely unacceptable.
– said Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
It is emphasized that this is the first violation of Estonian airspace by a Russian aircraft this year.
It is worth noting that the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not comment on Delfi’s publication.
Let us recall that in April of this year, Japan published data according to which Tokyo raised its Air Force fighters 704 times last year in connection with Russian and Chinese aircraft approaching the country's borders.
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