On November 30 – December 6 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states carried out 3 alert scrambles to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 30 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted two An-26 aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia according to pre-file flight plans, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, one of the aircraft had its onboard transponder off.
On December 3 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, according to a pre-filed flight plan, kept radio communication, its onboard transponder was off.
On December 5 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted one TU-134 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia. It had a pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was on, the crew maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
Illustrative image, credits: Lithuanian Air Force
