On November 11 NATO fighter aircraft were alerted to intercept one IL-20 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad via international airspace. It had no pre-file flight plan, the crew kept the onboard transponder switched on and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On November 12 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to identify and escort one IL-20 flying through international airspace between locations in Kaliningrad. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the onboard transponder was switched on, the crew was not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control.
