On July 26 – August 1 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled five times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On July 27 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission intercepted two military aircraft flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad, without the flight plan, their onboard transponders were on, the crews maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 27 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted six aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad. Four of the aircraft had their onboard transponders off, no flight plan, but maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 29 air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no flight plan and did not keep radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 29 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted three aircraft. One of them was flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, no flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. Another aircraft flew out of Kaliningrad into the international airspace and then returned to Kaliningrad, its onboard transponder was off, no flight plan, the crew did not keep radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. The third intercepted aircraft also flew out of Kaliningrad into the international airspace and then returned to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, and not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 31 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without keeping radio contact with the regional air traffic control center, their onboard transponders were on, and only one of the two had a pre-filed flight plan.
