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NATO-jagerfly avskjærte to russiske Su-30SM som opererte fra Kaliningrad over Østersjøen
Den 17. september 2026 ble NATO-jagerfly sendt opp fra den baltiske luftforsvarsmisjonen for å identifisere to russiske Su-30SM multirolle-jagerfly. Litauens forsvarsdepartement oppgir at flyene forlot Kaliningrad oblast, opererte i internasjonalt luftrom og deretter returnerte til Kaliningrad. Begge Su-30SM fløy uten aktive transpondere, uten innsendte flyplaner og uten radiokommunikasjon med det regionale lufttrafikksentralen. Innledende italienske medierapporter antydet feilaktig at russiske fly hadde trengt inn i litauisk nasjonalt luftrom, noe som fikk de litauiske væpnede styrkene til å offentlig korrigere rapporteringen. En militær talsperson bekreftet at NATO-jagerfly faktisk var blitt sendt opp, men uttalte eksplisitt at de russiske flyene «definitivt ikke krenket litauisk luftrom» og hadde forblitt i internasjonalt luftrom mens de reiste mot eller rundt Kaliningrad.
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NATO fighters intercept two Russian Su-30SM fighters operating from Kaliningrad over the Baltic Sea.
- Rolle
- discovery_lead
- Dato
- 2026-09-17T17:45:37Z
On 17 September 2026, NATO fighters were scrambled from the Baltic air-defence mission to identify two Russian Su-30SM multirole fighters. Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence states that the aircraft departed Kaliningrad Oblast, operated over international airspace and subsequently returned to Kaliningrad. Both Su-30SMs were flying without active transponders, without submitted flight plans and without radio communication with the regional air-traffic-control centre. Initial Italian media reports incorrectly suggested that Russian aircraft had penetrated Lithuanian national airspace, prompting the Lithuanian Armed Forces to publicly correct the reporting. A military spokesperson confirmed that NATO fighters had indeed been scrambled but stated explicitly that the Russian aircraft “definitely did not violate Lithuanian airspace” and had remained in international airspace while travelling toward or around Kaliningrad.