WorldNATO jets scrambled multiple times over Baltic region in one week

NATO fighter jets were scrambled three times between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6 in response to Russian military aircraft operating near the Baltic states, Lithuania’s Defense Ministry said. The incidents involved two Russian Il-20 reconnaissance flights without active transponders or filed flight plans, and an object that entered Estonian airspace from Russia.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-09-07 23:20Original