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NATO aircrafts intercepted a Russian IL-20 aircraft and IL-76.

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On 14 July, NATO jets identified an IL-20 aircraft flying to and from Kaliningrad with its transponder switched off. The crew had not filed a flight plan and did not respond to calls from the air traffic control. The same day, an IL-76 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad was also identified. Its transponder was switched on, but the aircraft had no flight plan, and the crew maintained radio contact with RVSC.

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Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
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    On 14 July, NATO jets identified an IL-20 aircraft flying to and from Kaliningrad with its transponder switched off. The crew had not filed a flight plan and did not respond to calls from the air traffic control. The same day, an IL-76 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad was also identified. Its transponder was switched on, but the aircraft had no flight plan, and the crew maintained radio contact with RVSC.