Russian aircraft alarm in the Baltic Sea: German fighter jets scrambled

Over the Baltic Sea, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying in international airspace caused an alarm for the German Air Force (Luftwaffe).

GERMAN AIR FORCE ON ALERT

Reports in German media stated that fighter jets were scrambled in an emergency due to an Ilyushin Il-20 Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying without a transponder off the coast of Rügen Island.

In a statement on the German Air Force's X social media account, it was announced that "a Russian military reconnaissance aircraft was briefly escorted over the Baltic Sea."

A similar incident occurred in April of last year, when German fighter jets escorted a Russian aircraft for a time and directed it away from the airspace. 

Unsere QRA vom #TLG71 ist zu einem A-Scramble aus Laage aufgestiegen und hat vor Rügen im internationalen Luftraum eine ???? Militärmaschine identifiziert, kurzzeitig begleitet, bevor diese wieder nach Osten abgedreht ist. Das Militärflugzeug IL -20M COOT-A flog ohne… pic.twitter.com/bHQWjaXjTb

— Team Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) January 30, 2024

News Source: 12punto