On June 20 – 26, fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 6 times to patrol the Baltic airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus and to intercept military aircraft flying in violation of international aviation flight rules in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On June 20 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation into international airspace and back to Kaliningrad. Its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 20 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter detachment jets safeguarding the Baltic airspace were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On June 20 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to mainland Russia through international airspace, without the flight plan, onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 21 the NATO Air Policing capabilities intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to mainland Russia through international airspace according to a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 23 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to mainland Russia via international airspace without the flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 24 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one EV97R flying in the airspace of Estonia from Pärnu to Rakvere its onboard transponder was off, no flight plan, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic centre.
