Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea on Friday, 13 March, the Polish army’s operational command said on social network X.
“Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il – 20 aircraft, which was carrying out its ninth reconnaissance mission of the year in international airspace, without a submitted flight plan and with its transponder switched off,” the report said.
At the same time, the Polish side notes that the aircraft did not violate Polish airspace.
This is not the first such case. Last December, Polish fighter jets over the Baltic Sea intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that was close to the country’s airspace. Two seats before that, two MiG-29 fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian Il-20 aircraft, which was allegedly on a reconnaissance mission over the Baltic Sea.