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The Belgian Air Force intercepted Russian jet fighters over the Baltic Sea. This is stated in the corresponding message on the official page of the Belgian Air Force on Twitter.
According to the military, the incident occurred on November 28th. Belgian F-16s deployed in the Baltic region were mobilized to intercept Russian military planes. As stated in the Department of Communication, they must "protect the integrity of NATO's airspace".
"The F-16 intercepted Russian fighter planes, which followed without a flight plan," said the army. "The mission of the Belgian Air Force is to protect your security," concluded the agency. They did not specify the model and generation of the Russian military aircraft that became involved in the incident, but they released an intercept video.
Gisteren onderschepten # F16 @beairforce, momenteel ontplooid in de #balticsea Regio de integrariteit van @NATO-luchtruim te waarborgen, Russische Flanker straaljagers zonder vluchtplan. Miss missionary @BelgiumDefence do you veiligheid beschermen pic.twitter.com/y0qFRajRJg
– Belgian Air Force? (@BeAirForce) November 29, 2018
This is the second case of the last two weeks involving Russian fighters and the Belgian army in the Baltic Sea. On November 22, according to the VRT television channel, two Russian Su-24 bombers flew over the Belgian command and control vessel Godetia three times. The ship is currently one of six anti-mine ships of NATO forces in the Baltic Sea. The ship's crew did not take any action steps. "I would not want to be the person who caused the third world war because of a wrong judgment," then commented Captain Godetia on the situation.
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