On July 25 – 31 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 3 times to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea flying in violation of international aviation flight rules.
On July 26 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept one IL-76 aircraft flying from Kaliningrad into international airspace and to the mainland of the Russian Federation. Its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan, though was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On July 27 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad into international airspace and then to the mainland of the Russian Federation. Its onboard transponder as on, the crew had no flight plan but maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On July 31 NATO fighter jets intercepted one L-76 flying from Kaliningrad into international airspace and to the mainland of the Russian Federation, its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
