NATO fighters in Lithuania intercepted 14 Russian planes in a week
Russian planes violated airspace over the Baltic Sea several times last week.
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On August 30, the Alliance lifted aircraft based in Lithuania to intercept two Russian Su-35 fighters. They flew without transponders, did not provide a flight route and refused to contact air traffic controllers. NATO aviation also intercepted an An-72 multipurpose transport aircraft. But it was flying with its transceiver unit switched on.
On the last day of summer the situation repeated. NATO again had to intercept two Su-35s and one An-72. Finally, autumn began for Alliance aviation the same way as summer ended. On September 1, two Russian Su-35s and one IL-96 violated the airspace over the Baltic Sea. Later they were joined by two more fighters. In addition, on September 1 NATO aviation flew to intercept two more Su-27s and one IL-96.
Source: Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
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