On April 25 – May 1, fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 9 times to patrol the Baltic airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus and to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea that were flying in violation of international aviation flight rules.
On April 26 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter detachment jets safeguarding the Baltic airspace were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On April 26 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-12 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 27 fighter jets of the air detachment conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were patrolling the Baltic airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On April 28 NATO fighter jets intercepted one SU-24M and one AN-30 flying from and back to Kaliningrad. The SU-24M had its onboard transponder off, no flight plan, and did not maintain radio communication. The AN-30 had no flight plan and did not maintain radio communication, its onboard transponder was switched on.
On April 29 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-30 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication, without the flight plan.
On April 29 NATO Air Policing fighter jets intercepted one AN-30 flying from Kaliningrad and back with its onboard transponder switched on, without the flight plan and maintain radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 29 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad. Its onboard transponder as off, the crew maintained radio communication but had no flight plan pre-filed.
On April 30 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 and two Su-27s flying from and back to Kaliningrad, none had flight plans, maintained radio communication, nor had their onboard transponders on.
On May 1 NATO Air Policing fighters jets were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
