On July 14–20 the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment in the Baltic states was scrambled once to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation approaching through international airspace in violation of the international flight regulations:
On July 18 NATO fighter jets identified and escorted two SU-30 flying from and then back to Kaliningrad through international airspace. Their onboard transponders were switched off, the crews had no pre-filed flight plans and were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
