# Supersonic Russian jets trigger first joint Finnish-Swedish scramble as Putin mocks warnings

https://mins.news/en/item/76306

- Fox News, 2026-09-27 20:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/supersonic-russian-jets-trigger-joint-scramble-nato-allies-putin-clowns-jab

> Finnish and Swedish fighter jets scrambled jointly for the first time on Sept. 24 to intercept supersonic Russian aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland. The operation came amid rising concern over Russian activity near NATO’s eastern flank. President Vladimir Putin denied plans for military action against Europe and mocked Estonia’s warnings about a possible Russian attack.

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