3 years agoThe NATO Secretary General's statement about readiness to accept Finland and Sweden into the alliance is an external pressure on their policy, - Lavrov
3 years agoSearch & Rescue assets deployed due to a Norwegian vessel in distress with people in lifeboats off the coast of Denmark Danish military have deployed a helicopter & HDMS Niels Juel 2 Swedish helicopters also deployed
3 years agoA group of 3 strategic bombers (type to be confirmed) (call sign 70291/70292/70293) are working with the Il-78 tanker (call sign 42603)
3 years agoFinnish Defence Forces has enhanced readiness, says difficult to predict how the security situation develops. As usual, no comments on operational details regarding posture
3 years agoThe largest @NATO exercise inside the Arctic Circle, Cold Response is planned for the beginning of March. 35,000 soldiers from 28 nations will participate. U.S. aircraft carrier "USS Harry S Truman" will also be part of the exercise
3 years agoSwedish Sec. Service warns of foreign (Russian) disinformation campaigns targeting far-right and anti-vaxx communities in Sweden
3 years agoIn a phone call @POTUS and @niinisto "discussed their shared concern over Russia's unprovoked military build-up on Ukraine's borders," according to the @WhiteHouse
3 years ago"Operations at several locations in Stockholm According to information, the police have ongoing operations regarding drones at several locations in Stockholm. In addition to Nacka, it will be about central Stockholm, in Norsberg by the waterworks and around Kaknästornet on Gärdet
3 years agoNorway Convicted terrorist, mass murderer Anders Breivik brandished white supremacist messages, gave Nazi salute at parole hearing: @AP report.
3 years agoAnother two Ropucha having left today, we're again most likely looking at a serious joint Baltic Fleet/Northern Fleet amphibious group, only now in the North Sea
3 years ago Sweden: At least one drone spotted over Forsmark nuclear plant on Monday, police confirm
3 years ago More on Swedish drone sightings: - one that overflew Stockholm is on tape - drones flew over 3 NPPs - Luleå airport on Fri - drone seen in Järna - large black "military" drones. Sensitive locations are in elevated surveillance for poss drone incursions
3 years ago Three Ropucha-class LST have left the Baltic Sea through the Great Belt strait
3 years ago Swedish Head of Operations: Russian ships are on their way out of the Baltic Sea
3 years ago Danish FM @JeppeKofod visits contact line in eastern Ukraine today to emphasize Denmark's support for Ukrainian sovereignty
3 years ago The police have decided to investigate the drone flights over Swedish nuclear power plants on Friday as a national special event, the police write on their website. The investigations are handled locally but coordinated by the police's national operational department, Noa
3 years ago At 13:48 police of Sweden confirmed that drones have been observed over the Forsmark and Oskarshamn nuclear power plants
3 years agoSwedish Air Force AEW heading east of Öland
3 years ago Update from Swedish police: drones sightings at Ringhals and Barsebäck were not confirmed
3 years ago Russian Ship FORTUNA (Pipelay Crane Vessel, Under sanctions, layed pipes for Nord Stream 2) is tracking near Oland, South-West to Gotland
3 years ago Guard from Forsmark's nuclear power plant contacted the police when a drone flying over the facility within the protected area. Large drone that withstands wind as it blows hard in the area. Similar also seen over Ringhals, Barsebäck and Oskarshamn at the same time - Police
3 years ago The Swedish Armed Forces' emergency force - the operational contingency unit - landed on Friday night on Gotland in a large American transport plane in Visby
3 years agoSwedish military convoy on its way to Nynäshamn
3 years ago A top military chief in Sweden said Friday that there is increased Russian activity in the Baltic Sea which "deviates from the normal picture," leading the Scandinavian nation's military to raise its preparedness
3 years agoCombat vehicles roll on the streets of Visby
3 years ago SwAF Korpen watching Russia
3 years ago Lavrov said NATO is artificially luring Ukraine and the Scandinavian countries into its ranks
3 years ago Sweden calls up reserve officers to beef up units in Gotland which raised readiness
3 years agoAbiy has 'special responsibility' to end Tigray conflict: Nobel panel
3 years ago Across Norway, the Civil Defense sirens just sounded the "Important Announcement - Seek information" signal, at 1200 local time. This is normal routine testing, conducted twice annually, in January and June
