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Ukrainian State Border Service reported seven Russian helicopters over the Crimean border
Ukrainian border guards recorded the flights of seven Russian helicopters on September 21st in the area of the administrative Crimean border, reported the Ukrainian State Border Service press-service.
“Yesterday border guards from the State Border Service of Ukraine again observed Russian Armed Forces activity near the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory of the Crimea. In particular, servicemen from the Kherson and Berdiansk units traced seven Russian military …
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Latvia detects Russian military aircraft near its borders
On September 22, NATO fighter jets patrolling the skies over the Baltic Sea escorted a Russian AN-12 military transport aircraft flying near the borders of Latvia, the National Armed Forces of Latvia reported on Twitter.
"On September 22th, NATO patrol fighter jets detected a Russian AN-12 transport plane belonging to the Russian Armed Forces over the Baltic Sea near the borders of Latvia," the statement read.
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and the deterioration of relations …
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Media: Russian spies are becoming more active in Sweden
Media sources recently reported on alleged Russian spies and the advocacy against Swedish servicemen. “Such incidents related to security happen every week,” stated Mikael Frisell, the Head of the Northern Military District of Sweden. One piece of information that drew special attention was about the incident that took place in Lulea, a coastal city in Swedish Lapland where Russians threatened a NATO officer at the local bar, demanding information about military drills that were held at that …
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Two Russian bombers intercepted by British Air Force
Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers were intercepted by the fighter jets of the British Air Force. The bombers flew near the British borders without entering the country's air space, the British Ministry of Defense reported on Twitter.
"We can confirm that quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth intercepted two Russian Blackjack bombers and escorted them while they were in the UK area of interest. At no point did the Russian aircraft enter UK territorial airspace", …
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Estonian Foreign Minister: The Russian government understands that it is pointless to attack us
Estonia has always supported establishing a relationship with Russia, stated Jürgen Ligi, the minister of foreign affairs of the Baltic Republic, in an interview with the TC channel RTV.
According to Ligi, Estonia hardly needs to fear attacks from Russia because Russian authorities realize the pointlessness of such a move.
“We have already done much for it. We have already brought defense spending to such a level where [we have a strong] collective defense. Both Vladimir Putin and Russia are …