Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft

Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled on Thursday to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish Air Force said Friday. The operation was carried out under a broader Finnish-Swedish framework for monitoring and safeguarding both countries’ airspace. Finnish and Swedish jets tracked down and identified a group of Russian aircraft, including a transport plane and several fighter jets. The incident highlights the routine nature of joint air surveillance in the region, where aircraft movements are monitored closely to maintain airspace security.