Latvian military saw its borders four Russian aircraft

In the National armed forces (NAF) of Latvia stated that over the Baltic sea near the borders of the country were recorded by four Russian warplanes.


“Two su-27 aircraft and two An-26 29 may identified over neutral waters of the Baltic sea near territorial waters of Latvia”, — quotes the edition of a message the NAF on Twitter.

Earlier on Sunday it became known that the UK authorities are considering sending in the Baltic countries Panzer group in the framework of NATO. The final decision should be taken at the July summit of the military unit in Warsaw.

May 18, strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 of the U.S. air force for the sixth time in two weeks, close to Russian borders in the Baltic sea. The same day, the UK Ministry of defence announced the five intercept Russian aircraft near the borders with Estonia.

Edition of the Wall Street Journal in late April announced that NATO intends to place four battalions (about four thousand troops) to Poland and the Baltic States in the framework of the efforts of the Alliance to strengthen the frontier with Russia. The reason this solution is called “escalating Moscow’s military activities” around the Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, where the “growing tensions”. Military officials have noted the increased incidence of “dangerous proximity” of Russian military aircraft.

Moscow has repeatedly stressed that all flights by Russian air and space forces of movement and ships are committed in strict compliance with international legal norms.
[rushincrash.com]
29/5/16