On December 11 the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment was alerted to identify and escort one IL-20 flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea from Kaliningrad. Its onboard transponder was switched off, the crew had not pre-filed the flight plan and were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 11 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to identify what was assessed to be an IL-20 flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea from Kaliningrad. Its onboard transponder was not switched on, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan and were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 11 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to identify one IL-20 flying through international airspace from Kaliningrad without the flight plan, without maintaining radio communication, with its onboard transponder off.
On December 12 NATO fighter aircraft were alerted to identify and escort one IL-20 and TU-214PU. The IL-20 was flying in international airspace from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation. Its onboard transponder was switched off, no flight plan had been pre-filed, the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre. The TU-214PU was flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad through international airspace. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the onboard transponder was kept on, the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 12 NATO air policing fighter jets were scrambled in response to one IL-18 heading through international airspace for Kaliningrad from mainland Russia. It had no pre-filed flight plan, the onboard transponder was switched on, the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 13 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one IL-76 and two TU-214 that were heading for mainland Russia away from Kaliningrad through international airspace. Only the IL-76 had a flight plan, all kept the onboard transponders on and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 15 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept one AN-72. The aircraft was on the way from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, it had no flight plan, the onboard transponder was switched off, though the crew maintained the radio communication.
