On April 22–28 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 22 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
On April 27 NATO Baltic Air Policing fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, keeping the radio contact, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
Related photo, credit: Filip Modrzejewski
