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

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.

Occurrence
2026-07-14
Publication
2026-07-14T19:06:04Z
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
    2026-07-14T19:06:04Z

    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.