Fighters from the NATO air police mission in the Baltic states scrambled four times last week to identify and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight rules, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday.
On June 16, fighters were scrambled to identify the Su-24MR frontline bomber, and a Tu-214 passenger aircraft was additionally spotted at that time.
On June 19, NATO air police forces were scrambled to identify the Su-34 fighter, and on the same day, allies escorted the Su-30SM fighter.
On June 20, fighters were launched to identify the An-30 reconnaissance aircraft, as well as the Su-24MR and Su-35 fighters.
The NATO air police mission in the Baltic states is conducted from Lithuania and Estonia.
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