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Finland: "A Russian military airlifter violated our air space"

Helsinki, Finland - Finnish Ministry of Defence denounced it regarding an event occurred on last Friday

A Russian Tupolev Tu-134 military airlifter would have violated the Finnish air space entering for about one km in the homeland and flying around 100 km from the capital, Helsinki, on last Friday August 5. It would have been immediately denounced by Finnish Ministry of Defence who had already criticized certain attitudes by Russian Air Force during last May, which would have on their parts consisted...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125019
Rome, Italy, 08/08/2005 18:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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