On June 24 – 30 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 June 24 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-76 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, with a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 25 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-12 and two SU-27s escorting it from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia. The AN-12 had its onboard transponder off, flew according to a pre-filed flight plan, kept radio contact.
On June 26 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one TU-214 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off , according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
On June 26 NATO Baltic air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-76 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off , according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
On June 29 NATO aircraft intercepted one IL-22 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder on, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
On June 29 NATO aircraft intercepted two SU-27s flying from and back to the mainland of the Russian Federation with their onboard transponders off, without the flight plans, without keeping radio contact.
Related photo, credit: Filip Modrzejewski
