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Ukraine warAfter contact in “danger area” – NATO jets pursue Kremlin fighter jets
As the defense alliance reports, two SU-24 bombers flew past just a few dozen meters from the SNMG1 naval unit over the Baltic Sea on Thursday.
This was announced by the responsible headquarters of the defense alliance on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday.
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Specifically, two SU-24 are said to have approached the naval unit SNMG1 to a good 70 meters. The pilots flew just under 100 meters above the sea surface and did not respond to attempts to make contact.
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That’s what it’s about
Apparently, there was a dicey situation between NATO forces and Russian fighter jets in the Baltic Sea this week.
Two SU-24 fighter jets flew past a naval force less than a hundred yards away.
The pilots apparently did not respond to contact attempts.
According to NATO, two Russian fighter jets have approached ships of the alliance operating in the Baltic Sea in a dangerous maneuver. In the incident on Thursday, the aircraft flew past the naval association SNMG1 at a distance of only about 73 meters, said the responsible NATO headquarters in Northwood near London. The flight altitude was only 300 feet, which corresponds to around 91 meters. The pilots did not react to attempts to make contact.
NATO jets pursued Russians
A spokeswoman said on Saturday that the planes were two-seater SU-24 tactical bombers, which bear the NATO code name “Fencer” (German: Fechter). Accordingly, the Allies alarmed the quick readiness of their air force. The Russians would then have pursued planes until they had left the area again. The naval association SNMG1 was less than 50 kilometers from the Polish port city of Gdansk (Gdansk).
NATO conducted anti-aircraft drills in the area
The spokeswoman did not say how the crew of the ships reacted to the approach of the aircraft and which units were involved. It is conceivable, for example, that the fighter planes were even detected by a fire control radar in the meantime so that they could be shot down in an emergency. The spokeswoman said the Russian planes were probably not armed with missiles.
According to NATO, the maneuver was particularly risky because the Russian pilots were flying in an area that is considered a danger zone and is currently being used for anti-aircraft exercises by the alliance. The approach is therefore to be classified as “unsafe and unprofessional” and has increased the risk of miscalculations, errors and accidents, according to the headquarters in Northwood. The incident should Tensions between Russia and NATO further tighten.
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