On March 30–April 5, 2020, NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled two times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On March 31 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad Oblast to the mainland of the Russian Federation according to a flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic centre.
On April 1 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad according to a pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was off, the crew kept radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas/Lithuanian Air Force
