Sweden’s military launched quick-reaction fighter jets twice in a single day to intercept and escort Russian military aircraft operating immediately adjacent to its borders. Monitoring the Baltic corridor According to a statement published by the Swedish Armed Forces on X, Swedish air defense radar networks detected unidentified aircraft moving through international airspace close to Sweden’s sovereign boundaries on Friday, June 12.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. In response, the Swedish Air Force ordered its Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) teams to execute two separate scramble missions. Pilots took off in multirole JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft to visually identify and shadow the foreign planes. The Swedish military confirmed that the intercepts involved two distinct classes of Russian frontline combat aircraft: a Su-24 supersonic bomber and a Su-34 strike fighter. Swedish pilots closed within visual range, documented the assets, and escorted them along the border zone. Military officials emphasized that the Russian planes did not cross into Swedish territory. “No violation of the country’s airspace occurred,” the Swedish Armed Forces communique stated. “The actions of the fighter jets were directed at protecting our airspace and monitoring activity near Sweden’s borders.”