NATO planes escorted Russian fighters in the no-fly zone over the Baltic.
Over the past week, NATO fighters escorted Russian aircraft four times, which violated flight rules over the Baltic countries. This was reported by the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania.
The incidents began on November 10, when NATO fighters were scrambled to escort Russian Su-24 and Su-33, flying from mainland Russia to the Kaliningrad region. These aircraft had their transponders turned off, had no flight plan, and did not make contact with the Regional Flight Control Center.
On November 11 and 13, NATO conducted flights to inspect an “unidentified object” in Lithuanian airspace, but the object was not detected. Again on November 14, Russian Su-24MR and Su-33 were observed, which also did not make contact. NATO fighters escorted them in the Baltic sky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted on November 10 that the increase in drone attacks on Europe and Russian aircraft flights is a test by the Kremlin of the EU and US reactions to such threats. This context adds importance to events known in the same month, particularly the penetration of Russian drones into Polish territory on September 10. It became known that they could have been loaded with explosives.
| Date | Event | Aircraft Models |
| November 10 | Escort of Russian aircraft | Su-24, Su-33 |
| November 11 | Attempt to detect object | – |
| November 13 | Attempt to detect object | – |
| November 14 | Escort of Russian aircraft | Su-24MR, Su-33 |
