On June 3 fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled to identify and escort what might had been two SU-24 aircraft that took off in Kaliningrad and continued to move in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. Neither had flight plans, the onboard transponders were switched off, the crews were not maintaining radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 4 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an AN-12 and a TU-134: the AN-12 flew into the international airspace from KLAiningrad and headed for the mainland Russia according to a pre-filed flight plan and maintaining radio communication but with its onboard transponder kept off. The TU-134 also flew out of Kaliningrad into the international airspace and proceeded to the mainland of the Russian Federation, with its onboard transponder switched off, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 4 NATO Air Policing fighter aircraft were scrambled to identify and escort one AN-12 and one IL-20. The AN-12 was flying from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad through the international airspace, with onboard transponder switched off, without a flight plan, though keeping in touch with the regional air traffic control centre. The IL-20 was flying from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad via the international airspace without the flight plan, its onboard transponder switched off, but maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 5 NATO Air Policing fighter aircraft were patrolling in the airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On June 6 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept one TU-134 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation through the international airspace. The TU-134 was flying through the international airspace to mainland Russia from Kaliningrad, it had no pre-filed flight plan, with the onboard transponder switched on and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 7 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to identify what was likely an IL-20 of the Russian Federation which took off from Kaliningrad and was flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. The aircraft had no flight plan and was not maintaining radio communication, its onboard transponder was switched off. Another aircraft in need of identification was likely a SU-24MR which took off in Kaliningrad and was moving in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. It had no flight plan, its onboard transponder was not switched on and the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 7 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to identify and escort one SU-34 and one AN-30. The SU-34 was flying from the mainland of Russian Federation to Kaliningrad via the international airspace without the flight plan, its onboard transponder off, not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. The AN-30 flew out of Kaliningrad into the international airspace and returned. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the crew kept the onboard transponder switched off and did not keep radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 7 NATO fighter aircraft scrambled to identify what was likely one TU-214PU and two SU-27 aircraft of the Russian Federation. The TU-214PU was flying from mainland Russia into the international airspace and then to Kaliningrad, it had no plan pre-filed for the flight, the onboard transponder as off and the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. Both of the SU-27 took off in Kaliningrad, met and flew escort of the TU-214PU’s flight, they had no flight plans, kept the onboard transponders switched off and were not keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 7 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one IL-78 and one TU-214PU. The IL-78 was flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad via the international airspace, without the pre-filed flight plan, without using its onboard transponder nor keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. The TU-214PU was flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia through the international airspace, in accordance with a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder switched on and maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 8 the NATO Air Policing fight jets were scrambled to identify and escort one IL-76 and two SU-24 aircraft. The IL-76 was flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia via the international airspace, it had no flight plan , though the onboard transponder was switched on and the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. Both of the SU-24s flew out of Kaliningrad into the international airspace and then returned, they had no pre-filed flight plans, the onboard transponders were switched of , neither of the crews was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 9 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one AN-72 flying from the mainland to Kaliningrad through the international airspace. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the crew kept the onboard transponder switched on and kept radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On June 9 the NATO Air Policing air assets were patrolling the airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On June 9 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept one IL-76 and one AN-72. The IL-76 was flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland Russia through the international airspace, it had no flight plan, but the onboard transponder as off and radio communication was maintained. The AN-72 was flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia via the international airspace, without the flight plan, the crew kept the onboard transponder on and maintained radio communication.
