“ Polish MiG-29 fighter jets this week intercepted yet another Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Source: Minister of National Defense of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamys, RMF24 and Evropeyska Pravda report Details: On Thursday, October 30, Kosiniak-Kamys gave a press conference in the Polish city of Kartuzy. There, he reported that Polish MiG-29 fighters had intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. This is not the first such incident this week. In particular, on Tuesday, October 28, a pair of Polish MiG-29 fighters intercepted a Russian Il-20 aircraft over the Baltic Sea. According to the Polish military, the Russian Il-20 was performing a reconnaissance mission in international airspace without a submitted flight plan and with the transponder turned off. Russia has repeatedly resorted to provocations by violating the airspace of NATO countries, the most resonant of which was the invasion of Estonian airspace in mid-September. The Commander-in-Chief of NATO’s combined forces, General Alexus Hrynkevich, previously stated that the Alliance’s decisive response to the Russian invasion of the airspace of Poland and Estonia forced Russia to act more cautiously.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo: Papadopolu / AviaPressPhoto Source: Minister of National Defense of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysh, RMF24 and “European Truth” transmit
Details: On Thursday, October 30, Kosiniak-Kamysh gave a press conference in the Polish city of Kartuzy.
There, he reported that Polish MiG-29 fighters had intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
This is not the first such incident this week. In particular, on Tuesday, October 28, a pair of Polish MiG-29 fighters made an interception Russian Il-20 aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
According to the Polish military, the Russian Il-20 was performing a reconnaissance mission in international airspace without a submitted flight plan and with the transponder turned off.
Russia has repeatedly resorted to provocations by violating the airspace of NATO countries, the most resonant of which was invasion of Estonian airspace in the middle of September.
The Commander-in-Chief of NATO’s joint forces, General Alexus Hrynkevich, earlier statedthat the decisive reaction of the Alliance to the invasion of the Russian Federation in the airspace of Poland and Estonia forced Russia to act more cautiously.