Swedish fighter jets participated in NATO operation – after Russian attacks
Polish fighter jets were activated earlier this week in response to Russian attacks.
Now NATO confirms that two Swedish fighter jets participated in the operation on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
“Every minute of every day, NATO personnel and aircraft are ready to react quickly to any violations of airspace,” the defense alliance said in a statement.Latest clips about the war in Ukraine.
It was during the night of Monday that Russia carried out intensive long-range attacks against western Ukraine.
The attacks occurred near the border with Poland, and in response, the Polish Armed Forces announced that they, together with their allies, were sending fighter jets to monitor the airspace.
Swedish planes participated
“In accordance with standard measures, the operational command of the armed forces has activated all forces and means at its disposal, the authority wrote in a post on X.
In accordance with standard measures, the operational command of the armed forces has activated all forces and means at its disposal,
A few hours later, it was announced that the Russian attacks had decreased in intensity and that the operation had been scaled back. No incursions into Polish airspace were reported.
On Wednesday, NATO told Expressen that two Swedish fighter jets participated in the operation.
“I can confirm that two Swedish planes were sent up. Every minute of every day, NATO personnel and aircraft are ready to react quickly to any violations of airspace,” a spokesperson for the defense alliance wrote in an email.
I can confirm that two Swedish planes were sent up. Every minute of every day, NATO personnel and aircraft are ready to react quickly to any violations of airspace
What role the Swedish fighter jets had in the operation is unclear.
Not the first time
This is not the first time that Sweden has participated in a sharp NATO operation. At the end of April, two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen planes were involved and identified a Russian IL-20 Coot reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace off the Polish coast.
– We are showing that Sweden is a player that really contributes to further strengthening NATO’s air defense and protecting Polish airspace together with other allies, Anders Gustafsson, head of the Swedish contingent in Poland, told Expressen at the time.
