On March 11 fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment were scrambled to intercept one TU-134 and one IL-76. The aircraft were heading for the mainland of the Russian Federation from Kaliningrad. Neither had flight plans, both kept the onboard transponders switched on and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On March 11 the NATO fighter aircraft were also scrambled to identify and escort one AN-26 flying through international airspace from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without the flight plan, not using the onboard transponder, though maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. NATO fighter jets also intercepted one TU-134 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without the flight plan, with its onboard transponder switched on and maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On March 12 NATO Air Policing fighter aircraft identified and escorted two TU-22M3 and two SU-30SM aircraft of the Russian Federation flying through international airspace from and to locations in mainland Russia. They had no pre-filed flight plans, the onboard transponders were switched off and the crews did not radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On March 12 NATO fighter jets also were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 flying from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without having pre-filed a flight plan, its onboard transponder off, though maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On March 15 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted an IL-20 flying out of Kaliningrad into international airspace and back to Kaliningrad without the flight plan, with its onboard transponder off and not maintaining radio communication.
