On May 13–19 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 18 fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Detachment were scrambled to identify and escort one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia.
The AN-26 had no pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder switched off, but maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
