By Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline - 30.03.22
Two Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace earlier this month were equipped with nuclear weapons, it has emerged. Apparently with the aim of scaring Stockholm' after Putin had threatened military action if Sweden or Finland joined NATO.
The flyover near the island of Gotland on March 2 was a deliberate act designed to intimidate Sweden, according to Swedish news channel TV4 Nyheterna.
A total of four planes had taken off from the Russian air base of Kaliningrad.
They consisted of two Sukhoi 24 attack planes, which were escorted by two Sukhoi 27 fighter jets.
It was the two attack planes which were, according to TV4 Nyheter sources, equipped with nuclear weapons.
Two Russian aircrafts SU 27 and two SU 24 are pictured after violating Swedish airspace east of Gotland, over the sea March 2, 2022. It has now been claimed two were armed with nuclear weapons
Two Russian aircrafts SU 27 and two SU 24 are pictured after violating Swedish airspace east of Gotland
Russian jets that violated Swedish airspace 'were equipped with NUKES'
Two Russian aircrafts SU 27 and two SU 24 are pictured after violating Swedish airspace east of Gotland
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