“Evropeiskaja Pravda” announces this, citing the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces.
According to the data of the Polish army, on May 6 a pair of Polish MiG-29 fighters on duty intercepted and visually identified the Russian Il-20 aircraft.
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
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Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Lithuanian and allied soldiers trained in controlling fighter and helicopter attacks in Kazlų Rūda
Took off from Kaliningrad
According to the management, the Russian Il-20 took off from an airfield in the Kaliningrad region and flew in international space over the Baltic Sea, carrying out a reconnaissance mission.
The aircraft had not entered the territory above Polish territorial waters.
The management added that the same aircraft on May 3 intercepted by a pair of Polish F-16 fighters.
in 2023 NATO air forces in Europe have taken to the air more than 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching the alliance’s airspace, with most of the interceptions taking place over the Baltic Sea.
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