Russian Su-24MR, Il-20, and An-73 Cause Stir in the Baltic Sea

Lockheed F-35 Lightning II fighters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force intercepted three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Reuters reports this, citing a statement from the Dutch Ministry of Defense.

Bulgarian Military specified that the incident occurred on December 6. Two F-35 fighters took to the air twice from an airfield in Estonia. They intercepted an An-73/74 transport aircraft, a Su-24MR tactical reconnaissance aircraft, as well as an Il-20 integrated reconnaissance aircraft.

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