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Multiple Greek airspace violations recorded on Wednesday

Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace in the eastern Aegean three times on Wednesday, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA).

A pair of Turkish F-16s entered Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan and flew at 25,000 feet over the islets of Panagia and Oinousses at 3.29 p.m.

Military starts production of antiseptic from seized ethanol

Greece's armed forces have started producing antiseptic from quantities of ethanol, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) has said. 

More than 150 ton of ethanol seized from illicit manufacturers of bootleg alcohol is believed to be in storage at customs warehouses across the country.

Turkish jets fly over Greek island of Ro

A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over Greece's southeastern Aegean island of Ro on Wednesday without authorization.

According to an announcement from the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), the pair of jets flew over the tiny islet near Kastellorizo at 9.25 a.m. and 9.28 a.m. at an altitude of 14,000 and 13,500 feet respectively.

Turkish jets violate Greek airspace in southern Aegean

A pair of Turkish fighter jets violated Greek air space on Thursday, according to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA), flying over the small island of Strongyli in the southern Aegean. 

The two Turkish F-16s entered the Athens Flight Information Region without first submitting a flight plan and flew over Strongyli at 24,000 feet at 2.33 p.m., GEETHA said. 

Unauthorized Turkish overflights continue in eastern Aegean

Turkish jets violated Greek airspace for the second day in a row on Thursday, with a pair of F-16 fighter jets entering Athens' Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan and flying over the islets of Panaghia and Oinousses in the eastern Aegean, according to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA).

Turkish fighter jets fly over Chios, two islets

A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Thursday entered Athens' Flight Information Region (FIR) without sybmitting a flight plan and flew over the islets of Panaghia and Oinousses in the eastern Aegean, he Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) said.

The jets entered Greek airspace at 9.55 a.m. and flew at 24,000 feet.

New Turkish incursions over Aegean islands

After two airspace violations by Turkish fighter jets over the islet of Ro on Friday morning, a new round of incursions occurred in the afternoon over the islands of Kastelorizo, Ro and Strongyli in the eastern Aegean.

According to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), two Turkish F-16 jets flew three times over Kastelorizo, at 3.58 p.m., at 4.08 p.m. and at 4.11 p.m.

Greek armed forces chief calls on Turkish counterpart to free jailed soldiers

Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff (GEETHA) Chief Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis called for the release of the two Greek servicemen who are being held in a Turkish prison since early March, during a meeting with Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, on the sidelines of a NATO Military Committee meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.