On February 3 – 9, 2020, 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 February 4 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-76 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder on, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On February 7 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one TU-134 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation with its onboard transponder on, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas/Lithuanian Air Force
