On December 8–14 fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Detachment were scrambled in response to international flight regulation violations seven times.
On December 9 fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Detachment were scrambled to intercept one SU-30 flying through international airspace from Kaliningrad and back. Its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre and had no pre-filed flight plan.
On December 11 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to two SU-30 flying from Kaliningrad and back via international airspace. Their onboard transponders were switched off, the crews had no pre-filed flight plans and were not maintaining radio communication.
On December 11 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad and back through international airspace. Its onboard transponder was not switched on, the crew had no flight plan and were not maintaining radio communication.
On December 12 NATO fighter jets were alerted to identify and escort one IL-76 flying to the mainland of the Russian Federation from Kaliningrad through international airspace without the flight plan and not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, though with a pre-filed flight plan.
On December 12 NATO air policing fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad and back via international airspace. Its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan and was not maintaining radio communication.
On December 14 NATO fighter jets intercepted one Su-30 flying in between locations in Kaliningrad through international airspace. Its onboard transponder was switched off, no flight plan had been pre-filed, nor radio communication was kept.
In December 14 NATO Allies conducting the Air Policing in the Baltic states identified and escorted one An-72 and two Su-35. The aircraft were flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without the flight plans, without maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, and with their onboard transponders switched off.
