On November 20–26 NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 20 aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states detachment were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 flying in international airspace from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad. It had no pre-filed flight plan, without using the onboard transponder and not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On November 25 NATO Air Policing fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia through international airspace. It had no prefilled flight plan, its onboard transponder was switched off and the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
