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- 1RIA Novosti Deletes Article Floating Nuclear Strike on Lithuania▼"Russian state outlet RIA Novosti published, and then deleted, an article by Alexander Nosovich, which floated nuclear m
Russian state outlet RIA Novosti briefly published an article by commentator Alexander Nosovich suggesting nuclear missile strikes on Lithuania, then deleted it. The episode drew attention alongside other escalatory signals from Moscow: Putin mocked Estonia's leadership as clowns, while Finnish F/A-18s and Swedish Gripens jointly intercepted Russian aircraft near Nordic airspace, according to Bloomberg.
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Colombia is renegotiating its agreement to purchase Saab Gripen fighter jets, according to Sweden's business daily Dagens Industri. The talks concern one of the largest defence contracts between Sweden and a South American country, and the outcome could affect delivery terms, pricing or the size of the order. Details of what Colombia is seeking to change have not been disclosed.
- 3Ukraine says it intercepted over 80% of Russian jet drones●Головні новини дня: ☄️ Україні, попередньо, вдалося протидіяти понад 80% реактивних дронів 30 вересня – дані ЗСУ ☄️ Буда
Ukraine's armed forces reported that on September 30 the country preliminarily countered more than 80% of Russian jet-powered drones. Military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said Ukraine is already using interceptor drones against Russian jet drones in combat conditions. Separately, Sweden will send Gripen fighter jets from October to help protect Polish airspace, as European air-defence cooperation against Russian aerial threats intensifies.