On May 27–June 2 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled six times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On May 27 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-12 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation with its onboard transponder off, according to a pre-filed flight plan, keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 30 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-24s and two SU-27s flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with their onboard transponders off, without the flight plans, without maintaining radio contact. NATO fighter aircraft also intercepted one AN-12 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, according to a pre-filed plan, keeping radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 30 NATO fighters intercepted flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without using its onboard transponder, according to a flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
On May 31 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-24 flying from and back to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, without keeping radio contact.
On May 31 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, according to a flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 1 NATO fighters intercepted two SU-27Bs flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using their onboard transponders, without the flight plans, without keeping radio contact.
Related photo, credit: Filip Modrzejewski
