Thread by @CorporalFrisk

Pic of yesterday's Russian incursion into Swedish air space close to #Gotland where Finnish and Swedish MoD were meeting at time to inspect an exercise. Good news is they aren't flying in tactical formation, but rather bunched up in a more peaceful formation. #FISE #turpo=#säkpol

https://twitter.com/annikanc/status/1499267854880972804

Bad news is that that is still two Su-24 strike aircraft escorted by two Su-27 fighters knowingly violating the airspace of a sovereign state with the aim of pressuring them to change their foreign policy.

I suggest that we do not give in to international bullying.

*Major* plot twist to the story about Russian aircraft violating Swedish airspace a few weeks back. Reports are out that the two Su-24 carried nuclear weapons. #Su24 #NuclearThreat #Russia tv4.se/artikel/6cNV5s…

So far the Air Force and MoD decline to comment the claim made by unspecified sources, but also doesn't deny it. This certainly could explain the lack of released close-up imagery of the intruders.

It's difficult to overstate how brazen of a threat this was if #Russia really flew nuclear armed strike aircraft into Swedish airspace. Finland must - a people following me know I don't use the word lightly - react strongly if the claim is confirmed. #turpo=#säkpol #FISE

And we must react both to show support for Sweden, but also for our own selfish interests. This is simply unacceptable, and we must ensure that Russia feel the gesture wasn't worth the consequences. #turpo=#säkpol

...and obviously, we needed #NATO-membership already yesterday, and need it even more so now.

Seems first version of text mentioned Kh-32, which is not carried by Su-24. Points towards the news being fake. Again, the Swedish government or Air Force really need to issue a strong denial if the information is false. Border violations are bad enough.

https://twitter.com/OAJonsson/status/1509181808692322312?t=lh9LzNo5tVBkkATCQLPocA&s=19

I am reading this quote by the Air Force CinC as a denial that there were nukes: svt.se/nyheter/inrike…

"Exactly how the Russian aircraft were armed is not something we will comment upon right now. I would like to emphasise that if we had seen an increased threat directed against Sweden we would have informed the public about that"

So to sum it up, I'd say the evidence points to someone having been able to fool TV4 with an invented story. I'm going to state there were no nukes, unless someone has some evidence to the contrary (knowingly violating another country's airspace is bad in itself, though).