NATO fighters took off five times to identify and escort Russian aircraft

NATO fighters took off five times to identify and escort Russian aircraft

On August 3, air policing fighters flew to identify two SU-24M attack aircraft, these two aircraft were also scrambled by NATO air policing fighters for identification on August 5 and 7.

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In all cases, the aircraft took off from the Kaliningrad region and returned there, flying without radar transponders turned on, without flight plans, and did not maintain radio communication with the Regional Flight Control Center (RFCC).

Also, on August 5, NATO fighters flew to identify a SU-30SM fighter, which flew from the Kaliningrad region and returned there. It flew without the radar transponder turned on, without a flight plan, and did not maintain radio communication with the RFCC.

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On August 7, air policing fighters identified an IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying from the Kaliningrad region to the main part of Russia.

This aircraft flew without the radar transponder turned on, without a flight plan, but maintained radio communication with the RFCC.

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The NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries is carried out from Lithuania and Estonia.

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