On August 19-25 NATO fighters conducting the Air Policing Mission over the Baltic states were scrambled three times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On August 19 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states identified two SU-30 of the Russian Federation flying from Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation to the mainland of Russian Federation. Both aircraft SU-30 were according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintained radio connection with regional flight centre, their on-board transponder was off.
On August 20 the NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states identified two aircraft: SU-34 and T-134. SU-34 was flying from Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation to the mainland Russia with the on-board transponder off, without a flight plan, maintained no radio connection with regional flight centre. T-134 was flying from Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation to the mainland Russia with the on-board transponder on, with a flight plan, maintained radio connection with regional flight centre.
On August 21 the NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states identified two aircraft SU-27,aircraft IL-76 and two aircraft SU-30. Both aircraft SU-27 were flying from Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation to the mainland Russia with the on-board transponder off, without a flight plan, maintained no radio connection with regional flight centre. IL-76 was flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad District of Russian Federation with the on-board transponder on, with a flight plan, maintained radio connection with regional flight centre. Both SU-30 were flying over the Baltic sea to mainland Russia of Russian Federation with the on-board transponder off, without a flight plan, maintained no radio connection with regional flight centre.
Associative photo by Filip Modrzejewski
