Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft
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“Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday (September 24, 2026),” the Finnish Air Force said on Friday (September 25, 2026).
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What happened
“Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday (September 24, 2026),” the Finnish Air Force said on Friday (September 25, 2026).
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