On Monday afternoon the Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) reported on its social media that an SU-27 Suvorov fighter jet known in NATO code as a Flanker was identified by Air Policing jets close to Latvian airspace.
Air Policing jets on 8 JUN in international airspace above the Baltic Sea near LV border identified RU AF 1x Su-27.
— NBS (@Latvijas_armija) June 8, 2015
Earlier the same day the NBS tweeted that the BAP had spotted two planes - an Ilyushin IL-20 plane and an Antonov AN-26 military transport craft.
Air Policing jets on 8 JUN in international airspace above the Baltic Sea near LV border identified RU AF 1x Il-20, and 1x An-26.
— NBS (@Latvijas_armija) June 8, 2015
The sightings come as NATO began conducting wide-ranging military drills in the Baltic region as well as on other geopolitical flanks of the alliance.
