The information that Russian military aircraft violated the airspace of Sweden, is not true. It can be concluded from the statement of the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkova.
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On Saturday Swedish media reported that the airliner taking off from the Danish capital of Copenhagen, was close to a collision with a foreign military aircraft. Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hyulkvist claimed that the aircraft belongs to Russia.
“There are no prerequisites for an accident, associated with the flight on Friday December 12 Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the waters of the Baltic Sea, was not” – Tass quoted words Konashenkova.
The representative of the Russian Defense Ministry said that “flight took place in strict accordance with international regulations on the use of airspace without violating the borders of other states and at a safe distance from the routes of civil aircraft.”
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Statement Hyulkvista about alleged Russian military stealth aircraft because off the transponder (the device for identification of the vessel) for Swedish dispatcher services “are cunning,” have Konashenkov.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense said that the flights of military aircraft of NATO countries on Russia’s borders “are always done with transponders turned off.” “But This does not mean that Russian airspace controls do not see them “- he said.
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