“ The Lithuanian Armed Forces reported that two Russian planes from the Kaliningrad region invaded the country’s airspace on Thursday. Source: “European Truth” with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Details: The incident occurred around 18:00, when the Lithuanian Air Force detected a violation of the state border near the town of Kibartai. “The Su-30 aircraft of the Russian Federation, which was probably conducting refueling training in the Kaliningrad region, and the Il-78 aircraft, which was refueling, invaded the territory of Lithuania for approximately 700 meters and left the airspace of Lithuania, staying in it for approximately 18 seconds,” the message reads. In response to the incident, two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the Spanish Air Force, which are performing the NATO air police mission, took to the air. Background: Russia has repeatedly resorted to provocations by violating the airspace of NATO countries, the most resonant of which was the invasion of the airspace of Estonia in mid-September. The Commander-in-Chief of NATO’s combined forces, General Alexus Hrynkevich, previously stated that the Alliance’s decisive response to the Russian invasion of the airspace of Poland and Estonia forced Russia to act more cautiously.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
Details: The incident happened around 18.00, when the Lithuanian Air Force recorded a violation of the state border near the town of Kibartai.
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“The Su-30 aircraft of the Russian Federation, which was probably conducting refueling training in the Kaliningrad region, and the Il-78 aircraft, which was refueling, invaded the territory of Lithuania for about 700 meters and left the airspace of Lithuania, staying in it for about 18 seconds,” the message reads.
In response to the incident, two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the Spanish Air Force, which are performing the NATO air police mission, took off.
Prehistory:
- Russia has repeatedly resorted to provocations by violating the airspace of NATO countries, the most resonant of which was the invasion of Estonian airspace in mid-September.
- The Commander-in-Chief of NATO’s combined forces, General Alexus Hrynkevich, previously stated that the Alliance’s decisive response to the Russian invasion of the airspace of Poland and Estonia forced Russia to act more cautiously.