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Russian military aircraft approached Baltic states once last week

From 26 January to 1 February, NATO fighter jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled once in response to foreign aircraft approaching Baltic states‘ borders. […]

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Russian air force activity down at Baltic borders

Russian military airplanes have become less active at borders of the Baltic states, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence says. […]

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Defence

Italians and Poles take shift in NATO’s Baltic air policing mission

The NATO air-policing mission carries huge symbolic value, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said at the Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Wednesday. […]

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NATO fighters took off 21 times last week to intercept Russian aircraft at Baltic states’ borders

On 8-14 December, NATO air policing fighters protecting Baltic airspace took off 21 times to intercept Russian aircraft flying at the Baltic states’ borders, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]