In Germany and Sweden, fighter jets were scrambled after a Russian plane flew over the Baltic Sea. plane reconnaissance. The Luftwaffe reported that air traffic control machines also took to the air NATO in the Baltic countries. “They escorted the Russian IL-20M aircraft,” reads the German Air Force's statement.
Alarm in the Baltic Sea region. NATO scrambles fighter jets
As noted, the Russian aircraft violated international airspace over the Baltic Sea and had no contact with air traffic control. The aircraft was spotted near the island of Ruegen “without a flight plan or contact with civilian air traffic control”. “Alert in the Baltic Sea region! In order to secure the airspace of the NATO alliance area, QRA aircraft from Laage in Sweden and NATO aircraft took off one after another,” the Germans wrote in a statement.
Operational Command of the Armed Forces: Polish aircraft scrambled in connection with the shelling of Ukraine
Polish The Operational Command last reported the Polish aircraft being scrambled a little over a month ago. ago. The machines were started July 8 twice and it was connected with the intensive Russian attack in Ukraine. “Attention, long-range aviation of the Russian Federation has again started missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine. Due to the next aggressive activity of the Russians, all necessary procedures have been initiated to ensure the security of Polish airspace,” the statement said at the time.
On July 8, the Russians carried out a massive missile attack on Ukraine, including Kiev and the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital. That day, 31 people died in the capital. The Russians used about 40 rockets. Rescuers and volunteers conducted a search and rescue operation for several days. The largest number of fatalities, 12, was found by rescuers in a ruined apartment building in the Shevchenkovskaya district. Two adults, including a doctor, died in the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital. A dozen or so people were injured, most of them hospital patients, i.e. children.