NATO aircraft promptly escorted him to the international arena.
German Air Force intercepted Russian intelligence plane IL-20 in the sky over the Baltic Sea near the island of Rügen.
“Russian IL-20 (reconnaissance plane) was intercepted by our rapid response service over the Baltic Sea over the weekend, with two fighters Eurofighter took to the air from The Hague, “the German mission to NATO confirmed.
According to German media, the Russian plane crossed the airspace and headed for the German island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. German planes that took off a few minutes later into the sky, “escorted him into international” airspace.
We work every day to safeguard airspace over «and @NATO.A Russian IL-20 Coot-A (reconnaissance aircraft) was intercepted by our Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) over the Baltic Sea at the weekend, with two Eurofighters scrambl ed from Laage. #StrongerTogether https://t.co/B6DpuenlbK
– Germany at NATO (@GermanyNATO) May 3, 2022
The day before, Denmark and Sweden announced that Russian plane entered Danish airspace on Friday night east of the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, and then entered Swedish airspace.
