As of: March 29, 2024, 9:28 p.m
By: Richard Strobl
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In 24 hours, immediate take-off alarms for NATO fighter jets were triggered twice in Baltic Sea airspace. According to insiders, Russian planes have been intercepted.
Malborsk/Uedem – According to experts, a decisive phase has been reached in the Ukraine war. Kiev urgently needs more support from the West to stop Russia's advance. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin's air force is flying almost non-stop attacks on the neighboring country. It is possible that another incident has now occurred in this context.
According to insider reports from Italian defense circles, NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
NATO fighter jets over the Baltic Sea: Russian planes intercepted
According to a report in the Italian
Repubblica,
the immediate take-off alarm for the Eurofighter aircraft of the 4th Wing of the Air Task Force sounded twice in just 24 hours. These are stationed at the Polish base in Malbork. An unidentified flying object was to be intercepted on both the morning of March 28th and March 29th. According to the report, both flying objects were over international waters in the Baltic Sea. The NATO Air Operations Command and Control Center, based in Uedem, Germany, then raised the alarm.
As a result, two Eurofighters from the Italian Air Force were deployed. They intercepted the flying objects, identified them and then returned to their base, it said.
According to two insiders from the Italian Defense Ministry, the flying objects were two Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea. This is reported by the
Reuters
news agency . Officially, the Air Force continues to speak of unidentified aircraft. Accordingly, the two Russian aircraft were detected by radar and did not respond to attempted radio contacts.
Russian jets over the Baltic Sea on radar: They don't respond to radio requests - NATO fighters take off
The Air Task Force “4th Wing” deploys four Eurofighter aircraft (F-2000) from four different air defense squadrons of the Italian Air Force. Thanks to these aircraft, according to
Repubblica
, it is possible to ensure takeoff and interception of suspicious radar tracks within a few minutes over 24 hours a day.
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The Polish army also announced via Twitter that fighter jets had taken off on the night of Good Friday. There had been warnings about increased noise levels in the southeastern part of the country. The background was that “intensive long-distance flight activities of the Russian Federation had been observed in connection with missile attacks on objects on the territory of Ukraine,” it said.
(rist)