Nato fighters policing Baltic airspace were scrambled 68 times along Lithuania’s borders this year, by far the highest count in more than 10 years. Latvia registered 150 “close incidents”, cases where Russian aircraft were found approaching and observed for risky behaviour. Estonia said its sovereign airspace had been violated by Russian aircraft five times this year, nearing the total count of seven over the previous eight years. […]
“[We] can attribute some of these flights to an increase in Russian military exercises and activity along Nato’s eastern borders but in many cases the Russian military is being provocative by probing airspace they are not authorised to enter,” said one senior Nato military officer, who confirmed there was significant concern over the increased number of incidents. “As in Ukraine, Russian aggressiveness in the air adds to the tension between the international community and the Kremlin.”
vara bungas: to ko nejaudāja saskaitīt LV žurnālisti, viņu vietā paveica Financial Times. Tagad iegaumēsim šo skaitli – 150 “bīstamas tuvošanās” un aptuveni pēc pusgada varēsim salīdzināt ar jauno periodu, kas ļaus izdarīt daudz maz pamatotus secinājumus par RU kaujas aviācijas aktivitātes pieaugumu vai samazināšanos LV pierobežā. Igauņiem un somiem klājas vēl interesantāk, šogad katrā valstī fiksēti jau 5 gaisa telpas robežas pārkāpašanas gadījumi, kuros iesaistīti RU lidaparāti.
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