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Posted on September 23, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleNorway reports three Russian airspace violations in 2025, with incidents over the Arctic Barents Sea and Finnmark, lasting up to four minutes.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norway's government said on Tuesday that Russia has violated Norwegian airspace three times in 2025, adding that it was unclear if this was deliberate or the result of navigation errors.
The incidents, which lasted between one and four minutes, were the first such violations by Russia in more than a decade, the Norwegian government said in a statement.
Two of the incidents, on April 25 and August 18, took place over the Arctic Barents Sea, while the third, on July 24, was over an uninhabited part of Finnmark, Norway's northernmost county which shares a border with Russia.
"We can't determine whether this was done deliberately or whether it was due to navigation errors," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said. "Regardless of the reason, this is not acceptable and we have made that clear to Russian authorities."
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)
An airspace violation occurs when an aircraft enters the airspace of a country without permission, potentially leading to diplomatic tensions or military responses.
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and Russia, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic importance.
A navigation error refers to a mistake made in determining a vessel's position or course, which can lead to unintended deviations from the intended route.
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