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NATO aircrafts intercepted a Russian IL-20m aircraft.

On 17 July, NATO jets were scrambled to identify an IL-20M flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without a transponder on and a flight plan. Its crew responded to queries from the air traffic control.

Occurrence
2026-07-17
Publication
2026-07-17T19:07:10Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
EE, LT, LV
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

Facts

No facts

Sources

  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2026-07-17T19:07:10Z

    On 17 July, NATO jets were scrambled to identify an IL-20M flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without a transponder on and a flight plan. Its crew responded to queries from the air traffic control.