"During the visit of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, one of the Swedish Armed Forces' vessels observed a drone taking off from a Russian signals intelligence ship, the Swedish military said in a statement on Friday. The Swedish Armed Forces can now confirm that a Russian drone has carried out an unauthorised flight."
"Sweden's Defence Minister Pal Jonson said technical data confirmed the origins of the drone as being the Russian vessel Zhigulevsk, noting also that the incident constitutes a breach of Sweden's access regulations and a violation of Swedish airspace. The Swedish Armed Forces responded firmly and professionally with countermeasures that disrupted the drone."
"According to the AFP news agency, a Swedish navy vessel, HMS Rapp, used technical equipment to disable the drone about 13km (eight miles) from the French carrier. Swedish forces took action when the Russian drone was deemed to be flying without authorisation."
Swedish military confirmed that a drone disabled near the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during its visit to the Oresund strait was Russian. A Swedish naval vessel observed the drone launching from the Russian signals intelligence ship Zhigulevsk and used technical equipment to disable it approximately 13 kilometers from the French carrier. Sweden's Defence Minister stated the incident violated Swedish airspace and breached access regulations. The Swedish Armed Forces responded with countermeasures that disrupted the drone, and subsequently escorted the Russian vessel out of Swedish maritime territory into the Baltic Sea. France condemned the incident as a ridiculous provocation by Moscow.
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