Poland intercepts Russian plane over Baltic Sea for third time this week
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Nato countries have been on high alert since Russian military jets violated Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes in September.
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- Poland intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, marking the third such incident this week.
- The Russian aircraft had no flight plan and its transponders were off, but it did not enter Polish airspace.
- Eastern NATO countries are on high alert after recent airspace violations by Russian jets and drones.
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WARSAW – Poland said on Oct 31 that its jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea for the third time this week.
The aircraft did not violate Polish airspace, the Operational Command of the Polish Army said, but as in previous incidents, it had no filed flight plan and its transponders were turned off.
“This is already the third such situation this week, confirming the increasing activity of Russian aviation in the Baltic region,” the army said.
Countries on Nato’s eastern flank have been on high alert for potential airspace incursions since September, when three Russian military jets violated Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes
