On October 17 – 23 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 4 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 October 17 NATO fighter aircraft were patrolling the airspace border between the Baltic states, the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On October 18 NATO fighter aircraft were patrolling the airspace border between the Baltic states, the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On October 20 NATO air policing fighters jets were scrambled to intercept one SU-30 flying in international airspace from and back to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On October 21 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-30 flying from Kaliningrad into international airspace and then back, without using its onboard transponder, without the flight plan, not maintain radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
