On August 1 –7 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 August 2 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept five SU-27s flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation into international airspace and to Kaliningrad. Their onboard transponders were off, the crews had no pre-filed flight plans and were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On August 2 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia into international airspace and to Kaliningrad. Its onboard transponder as off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but maintained radio communication.
On August 4 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-30 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia via international airs[ace with onboard transponder on, without the flight plan, though maintaining radio communication.
