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NATO fighter jets sent to intercept Russian IL-20 on its way to Kaliningrad.

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On June 11, NATO fighter jets were alerted to intercept a Russian IL-20 aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad through international airspace. The aircraft was flying without a filed flight plan and with its transponder switched off, although its crew remained in radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.

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Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
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    On June 11, NATO fighter jets were alerted to intercept a Russian IL-20 aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad through international airspace. The aircraft was flying without a filed flight plan and with its transponder switched off, although its crew remained in radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.