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Swedish Supreme Commander says Russian fighters firing flares during encounters

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Sweden’s top military chief Gen. Sverker Goransson on Monday said Russian fighters had released flares at Swedish Air Force planes during encounters over the Baltic Sea.

JAS 39 Gripen lyfter fran F17 i Kallinge Sverige (1)
Johannes Jansson/norden.org [CC BY 2.5 dk], via Wikimedia Commons

Goransson added that the Russian planes break formation and flew at unsafe distances.

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