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[-] normanwall@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand that Russia does these 'border buzz' exercises to test response times/capabilities and to irritate their enemies.

[-] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 18 points 1 year ago

Ya this is one of those, it's routine and a big damn deal at the same time. Russia technically did nothing wrong. But at the same time they aren't exactly being good neighbors

[-] mim@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

The UK isn't exactly a Russian neighbor.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Yes I believe there are some Scandinavian countries in quite a lot of water between the two.

Although I haven't actually checked lately perhaps they moved things around.

[-] steltek@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Glancing at Google Maps, a great circle route from Murmansk probably lets you skirt most national airspace.

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