On December 20 – 26 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled twice to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On December 21 the fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to the mainland of the Russian Federation with its onboard transponder off, without a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 22 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
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