Russian military aircraft “flew once again without transponders switched on”, the German Air Force said on Twitter.
Aufklärungsflieger abgefangen. 🇩🇪 und 🇬🇧 #Eurofighter wurden alarmiert, um 3 Militärmaschinen zu identifizieren. Die zwei SU-27 Flanker und eine IL-20 aus 🇷🇺 flogen erneut ohne Transpondersignal im int. Luftraum über der Ostsee. #SecuringTheSkies #VAPB @NATO @GermanyNATO… pic.twitter.com/sOY4CPkrbe
— Team Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) April 26, 2023
German and British air forces over the Baltic Sea identified two Russian Air Force destroyers “Su-27” and one reconnaissance plane “Il-20.”
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have no combat planes, so since 2004, NATO's allied forces have been patrolling the airspace of the Baltic States.
Russian planes often fly close to the airspace of the Baltic States. Last year, NATO jets had picked up more than 200 times to respond to incidents.
