On June 6 – 12, fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 13 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 June 6 the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission fighter detachment jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation into international airspace and to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder switched off, without a pre-filed flight plan, without maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 6 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-38, it was flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation into international airspace and to Kaliningrad, with its onboard transponder on, without the flight plan, without maintaining radio communication. Over the same scramble the NATO fighter jets also intercepted one TU-154 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad through international airspace. Its onboard transponder was on, the flight had a pre-filed plan, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 7 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted IL-38 and two SU-27s flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international airspace over the Baltic Sea. Their onboard transponders were off, the crews had no pre-filed flight plans and were not maintaining radio communication.
On June 7 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted one SU-27 flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea. Its onboard transponder was off, no plan had been pre-filed for the flight, the crew were not maintaining radio communication.
On June 7 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-20 flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea. The aircraft had its onboard transponder off, no flight plan and the crew was not keeping radio commination. In the same scramble NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-38 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad through the international airspace of the Baltic Sea, with its onboard transponder off, no flight plan, no radio communication.
On June 8 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-27 flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea with their onboard transponders off, without the flight plans, without maintaining radio communication.
On June 9 the air capabilities conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one AN-26, one IL-20, and two SU-27. The AN-26 was flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation through the airspace over the Baltic Sea, its onboard transponder was on, there was flight had an approved plan and the crew were maintain radio commination. The IL-20 and two SU-27 were flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea with their onboard transponders off, no flight plans, no radio communication.
On June 10 NATO fighter jets intercepted two IL-38s flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation through the airspace over the Baltic Sea with their onboard transponders switched on but without the flight plans and not maintaining radio communication.
On June 10 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept two SU-24s flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea without using their onboard transponders, without the flight plans and not maintaining radio communication.
On June 11 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-27 flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea without using their onboard transponders, without the flight plans, without maintaining radio commination.
On June 11 NATO fighter jets intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation through the airspace over the Baltic Sea. Its onboard transponder was off, no flight plan, the crew maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 11 NATO fighter jets intercepted two SU-24s flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea without using their onboard transponders, without the flight plans, without maintaining radio commination.
On June 11 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two SU-27 flying from and back to Kaliningrad through international air space over the Baltic Sea without using their onboard transponders, without the flight plans, not maintaining radio commination.
