NATO jets scrambled twice last week
On 8 August, NATO jets conducting the air policing mission were scrambled to intercept one aircraft IL-20, which was flying in the international airspace from the Russian Federation mainland to Kaliningrad region.
The aircraft had no pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On 9 August, NATO air policing jets were scrambled to intercept one aircraft IL-20, which was flying in the international airspace from the Russian Federation’s Kaliningrad Oblast to Kaliningrad Oblast.
The aircraft had no pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.