The Polish Air Force has once again intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, the Polish government announced today, quoted by DPA, BTA reports.
Two Polish F-16 fighter jets took off on alert to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane “Il-20“, detected about 40 kilometers north of the seaside resort of Kolobrzeg, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Koszyniak-Kamysz wrote on the social platform Ex.
“Once again, a plane was in international airspace without a flight plan and with its transponder turned off“, Koszyniak-Kamysz also said.
The Polish Defense Minister specified that Poland's airspace was not violated.
Warsaw said that Russian reconnaissance flights off the Polish coast had recently increased in frequency.