On March 29 – April 4 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled seven times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On March 29 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one IL-38 and two SU-27 aircraft. The IL-38 was flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation into the area over the Baltic Sea and then returned to mainland Russia. Both SU-27 were flying from Kaliningrad and returned to Kaliningrad. The aircraft did not have the flight plans, their onboard transponders were off, the crews did not keep radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre
On March 29 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-27 flying from and back to Kaliningrad with their onboard transponders off, without maintaining radio communication, without the flight plans.
On March 30 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponder, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, no plan had been pre-filed for the flight.
On March 31 fighter aircraft of the air policing detachment intercepted one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication, without the flight plan. NATO fighter jets also intercepted two SU-27 flying from and to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponders, without maintaining radio communication, and without the flight plan. NATO air capabilities also intercepted one TU-134 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication, without the flight plan.
On March 31 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponder, maintaining radio communication, without the flight plan.
On April 2 NATO air policing aircraft intercepted one IL-20 and one IL-76. The IL-20 was flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without using the onboard transponder, maintaining radio communication, in accordance with a pre-filed flight plan. The IL-76 was flying from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with the onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
On April 2 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, without the flight plan.
