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Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on December 11-17, 2023

Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence

2023-12-18
International cooperation

On December 11-17 NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled five times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea in violation of flight rules.

On December 13 fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment were scrambled to intercept one IL-20 and one IL-18 flying in international airspace from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad. Neither had pre-filed flight plans, the onboard transponders were switched off, though the crews were maintain communication with the regional air traffic control centre.

On December 14 NATO air policing fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept one IL-20. It was flying in international airspace out of a location in Kaliningrad and back to Kaliningrad. It had no prefilled flight plan and did not maintain the radio communication but the crew kept the onboard transponder switched on.

On December 15 NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept IL-20 flying in international airspace from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia. It had no pre-filed flight plan, did not maintain radio communication but the onboard transponder was switched on.

On December 16 NATO Air Policing fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two TU-22M3 and two SU-30SM aircraft flying in international airspace from and back to mainland Russia. The y had no pre-filed flight plans, the crews were not maintaining radio communication nor using the onboard transponders.

On December 16 NATO fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept two TU-22M3 and two SU-30SM aircraft flying in international airspace from and back to the mainland of the Russian Federation. The aircraft had no flight plans, their onboard transponders were switched off and the crews were not maintaining radio communication.