On March 25–31 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled three times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On March 26 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-27 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using its onboard transponder, without keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, and without the flight plan.
On March 28 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-24MR flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without keeping radio contact, without the flight plan.
On March 31 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication, and according to a flight plan.
Related photo, credit: Filip Modrzejewski
