On May 2 – 8, fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 6 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 May 2 fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission detachment intercepted one IL-20 flying out of and back to Kaliningrad, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no flight plan pre-filed and did not maintain radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 3 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter detachment jets safeguarding the Baltic airspace were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On May 3 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 and two Su-27s flying out of and back to Kaliningrad with their onboard transponders switched off, without the flight plans, without maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 5 NATO air policing fighter jets intercepted one AN-30 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russia Federation, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had a pre-file flight plan and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 5 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no flight plan and were not maintain radio communication.
On May 8 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter jets were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
