On November 23 – 29 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states carried out 2 alert scrambles to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 24 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one IL-78 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, it had a pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was on, the crew kept radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On November 28 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-27 aircraft flying from a location in Kaliningrad and back to Kaliningrad, they had no flight plans, with the onboard transponders were off, radio communication was not maintained.
Illustrative image, credits: Lithuanian Air Force
