Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Swedish military intercepted a drone headed toward France's nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier that was docked in Malmo ahead of NATO exercises in the region and the North Atlantic.
Defense Minister Pal Jonson said there was likely a "strong link" between the drone, which the Swedish forces countered with electronic warfare measures after the French military spotted it about 7 nautical miles out on Thursday, and a Russian naval vessel transiting from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea via the Oresund Strait.
"The Armed Forces acted quickly and decisively in jamming the drone. Contact with the drone was subsequently lost, and its current status is unknown," the Swedish military told the public service broadcast network, SVT.
Russia denied having anything to do with the incident with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the allegations "absurd."
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