Poland scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea

Poland scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea

Poland scrambled two fighter jets on August 3 to intercept a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying over international waters in the Baltic Sea without a filed flight plan and with its transponder switched off, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said.

According to the minister, the incident occurred at around midday, approximately 60 kilometres north-west of the town of Łeba.

The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace throughout the encounter, and no breach of Polish airspace was recorded.

Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Polish military continuously monitors activity in the region and remains prepared to safeguard the country's airspace and national borders.

By Aghakazim Guliyev

Source: caliber.az