On May 9 – 15, fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled 5 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 9 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 10 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter jets were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On May 12 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder switched off, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintain radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On May 14 the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were conducting patrols by the airspace border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.
On May 15 NATO fighter jets intercepted one IL-76 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder switched off, without the flight plan, keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
