Swedish airspace violated by several Russian Su-24.

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Swedish airspace violated by several Russian Su-24.

Two Russian Su-24 violated at lunchtime on Wednesday Swedish airspace, Expressen tonight experienced. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has confirmed that the government has been informed about the incident.

Several Jas Gripen fighters took up the pursuit of the Russian planes.

Armed Forces' assessment experiences Expressen, that the violation was not accidental but a test of the Swedish preparedness.

The Russian fighter aircraft crossed the Swedish territorial waters south of Öland at 12 o'clock on Wednesday, experiencing Expressen.

The planes, which was of the SU-24 type, flew a couple of kilometers on the wrong side of the border and quickly turned eastward when Swedish Jas Gripen planes approached.

The Russian aircraft type with NATO reporting name Fencer.

Expressen was at 19 o'clock on Thursday night in contact with the Armed Forces spokesman Philip Simon and asked questions about the incident Wednesday. He then asked to come back.

Shortly after 20 o'clock left the Armed Forces Communications Director Erik Lagersten following written comment:

"The Armed Forces do not comment a case before been analyzed. Such is always done promptly and also includes analysis. Only when the analysis is finished with observed events, and the exact circumstances understood, making the Armed Forces decision on further management within and outside the authority . "

Bombers have violated Swedish airspace started Wednesday in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, between Poland and Lithuania, according to Expressen informant.

It is unclear whether this time they rehearsed attack against Sweden.

According to Expressen experience makes Armed Forces assessment that the violation was not accidental, but rather a test of the Swedish preparedness.

In connection with Easter last spring practiced a Russian air force with heavy bombers against targets in Sweden. At that time the Russians surprisingly in middle of the night violated Sweden who lacked preparedness.

Enhance preparedness in Sweden

NATO responded and sent up fighters.

When the alarm went off last Wednesday was a JAS Gripen assigned from F17 in Kallinge for identification. The plan, which was assigned practiced already in the Baltic Sea - but were not a part of the so-called incident preparedness.

Only after the Russian plan turned eastward, halfway into the Baltic, they plan included in incident preparedness have caught up (Gripens fromVisby).

The reason for the tardy actions may have been "an error of judgment and then run command," according to Expressen informant.

As late as August 29 this year raised the Armed Forces readiness and moved JAS aircraft to Gotland Visby.

As stated reason being the serious developments in Ukraine and the increased training exercises in the Baltic Sea.

Since then it has been the height of staff preparedness in the headquarters and even the intelligence reinforced.

- We are following the situation very closely, said the head of the management staff, Lieutenant General Jan. Salestrand, in a press release on 29 August.

In conjunction with staff preparedness was raised also moved Jas 39 Gripen to Gotland.

http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/svenskt ... ttackplan/

The decision of the incident is taken very high in Russia, certainly of Putin.