On January 26 – February 1 fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Detachment were scrambled in response to international flight regulation violations once.
On January 26 aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Detachment were alerted to identify and escort one IL-20 flying through international airspace from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder switched on, without the flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
