Russian spy plane violates Swedish air area
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Sweden’s Protection Minister Peter Hultqvist gives a speech during a ceremony in Linkoping, Sweden, on September 10, 2019. (Reuters)
Printed: 30 April ,2022: 10:42 PM GST Updated: 30 April ,2022: 11:16 PM GST
A Russian reconnaissance airplane briefly violated Sweden’s airspace on Friday, Swedish defense officials said on Saturday, as 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 night,” the Swedish protection ministry stated in a statement, adding that its groups had followed the incident and photographed it.
The ministry said the airplane was flying east of Bornholm, a Danish island within the Baltic, earlier than it headed toward Swedish territory.
“It is totally unacceptable to violate Swedish airspace,” public tv SVT quoted Protection Minister Peter Hultqvist as saying.
“This motion is unprofessional and given the overall safety scenario very inappropriate. Swedish sovereignty should at all times be revered.”