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The fact dates back to March 2 and was immediately condemned by Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist: “Russia’s violation of Swedish airspace is totally unacceptable. Given the current situation, we consider this event very serious. A total of four planes flew illegitimately in the Swedish sky for about a minute two Sukhoi 24s escorted by as many Sukhoi 27s. According to reports from Euractiv, the country was conducting a military exercise that day through the Swedish sky. Since Stockholm had raised the alert level with the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the Swedish Air Force became aware of the problem early on and sent two JAS 39 Gripen fighters into the air. The accident ended without consequences, but the hypothesis that two of the planes in question were equipped with nuclear warheads raised an alarm.
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When asked by the Swedish broadcaster, Air Force Chief of Staff CarlJohan Edström said the incident had been analyzed and “it is clear that a navigational error cannot be ruled out, but everything indicates that the act was premeditated”. .