Four Russian military planes violated Swedish airspace on Wednesday, according to information from the Swedish Defense Forces.
Swedish broadcaster SVT reported two Sukhoi SU-27s and two Sukhoi SU-24 fighter jets arrived in Swedish airspace east of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, adding that the attack was short-lived.
The Swedish Air Force described the incident "particularly serious" given the current situation and called on Russia to act unprofessionally and irresponsibly.
Russian military aircraft often violate the airspace of Sweden and Finland, but according to the Swedish Air Force, most of the violations are accidental.
Forces said they had concealed the Jas 39 Gripen fighter in response to the attack and to identify the Russian plane.
The incident happened on the same day that the Defense Forces took part in a joint military exercise organized by Sweden in a naval area west of the island of Gotland.
The aim of the exercise was to test and develop the interoperability of the countries’ navies and air forces, the Defense Forces said in a press release.
Source: The Nordic Page