Sweden says Russian Su-27 made sharp evasive maneuvers during intercept

A Russian Su-27 was being intercepted by a Swedish fighter on Jan. 15 when it suddenly made “sharp evasive maneuvers in both speed and height”, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a press release.

Russian SU-27 Flanker MOD 45157731
Photo: RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

The unusual move did not endanger both aircraft and the incident occurred in the Baltic Sea just outside the Swedish flight information region.

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