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A barrage of Turkish provocations as F-16 overflights recorded above six Greek islands

Turkey continues to violate Greek airspace

Newsroom December 21 01:55

The provocation of Turkey against Greece peaked on Wednesday, as a barrage of illegal overflights above six Greek islands was recorded.

The overflights began in the early hours of the morning and in particular at 02:56 when a Turkish UAV flew over Kinaros at 18,000 feet.

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At 09:43 today, a pair of Turkish F-16s performed an overflight above Kinaros Island at 25,000 feet. Three minutes later and specifically at 09:46, a second pair of Turkish F-16s made a pass over Kinaros and Glaros at 19,000 feet.

However, the Turkish provocations did not stop there. At 11:07 a pair of F-16 fighters flew over Farmakonissi at 29,000 feet, at 11:10 over Lipsi (28,000 feet) and at the same time, there were overflights above Arkios (29,000 feet). At 11:18 Turkish fighters flew over Agathonisi (29,000 feet) and at 11:23 again over Farmakonisi (26,000 feet).

At 12:42 an unmanned Turkish A/F UAV performed a flyover over Kinaro at 19,000 feet.

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