On May 9–12 fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On May 6 the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad and back via international airspace. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the onboard transponder was switched off and the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 7 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia through international airspace. The IL-20 had no pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder as switched off, the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
