On April 1–7 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled twice to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On April NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, according to the flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 4 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, maintaining radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
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