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Russian aircraft intercepted NATO fighter jets over the Baltic Sea NATO fighter jets were scrambled three times to intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic region Last week, NATO fighter jets carrying out an air policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled on three occasions to identify and escort Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace. 492 2 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

Russian Su-30 fighter jets Poland intercepts Russian Su-30 fighter jets monitoring military exercises over Baltic Sea On 15 July, Polish fighter jets intercepted two Russian Su-30SM2 aircraft that were monitoring Polish military exercises involving the interoperability of air defence systems. 1 030 6 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

Polish F-16 fighter jets Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft over Baltic Sea Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, July 14. 1 331 9 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft Russian provocations over the Baltics

French jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic states French fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic states 11 times in one week French military aircraft scrambled at least 11 times over the past week as part of NATO’s air policing mission over the Baltic states. Paris intercepted Russian aircraft. 873 11 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft Russian provocations over the Baltics

Polish F-16 fighter jets Polish F-16 fighter jets intercept Russian Su-30s over Baltic Sea On Friday, 24 April, Polish F-16 fighter jets intercepted and escorted two Russian Su-30 combat aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. 1 720 6 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

Poland intercepts Russian reconnaissance aircraft over Baltic Sea again Poland intercepts Russian reconnaissance aircraft over Baltic Sea for second time in week Poland scrambled fighter jets for the second time this week to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. 2 118 18 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

fighter jets Spanish fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s "Eastern Sentinel" mission Spanish fighter jets intercepted and escorted two Russian Air Force aircraft as part of NATO's "Eastern Sentinel" mission in Lithuania. 1 706 7 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

Japan intercepts Russian bombers over the Sea of Japan Russian Tu-95 bombers fly near Japan’s borders: Tokyo scrambles fighters for interception Japan’s Air Force scrambled fighter jets to escort Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and Su-35 fighters that flew along the country’s western coast. 3 016 27 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

NATO fighter jets NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic three times last week During the past week, NATO fighter jets patrolling the Alliance’s airspace over the Baltic states were scrambled three times to identify and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight regulations. 989 8 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft Russian aircraft airspace violations

Hungarian fighter jets intercepted five Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea Hungarian Gripen fighter jets intercepted five Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea. PHOTO On Thursday, September 25, two Hungarian Gripen fighter jets intercepted five Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. 8 269 61 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft

NATO jets scrambled three times to escort Russian planes over the Baltic NATO fighters scrambled three times in week to intercept Russian planes over Baltic States Last week, NATO fighter jets serving as the Alliance's air police in the Baltic States took to the air three times to detect and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight rules. 945 6 Previously in trend: interception of Russian aircraft