On April 29–May 5 fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment were scrambled once to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On May 2 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying through international airspace from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder switched off, though maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
