
AI-generated summary
The incident occurred in the context of increased military activity in the Baltic region, where NATO and Russian aircraft are regularly intercepted near the alliance's borders.
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic, 40 kilometers from the Polish coast.
The Defense Ministry maintains that Russian aircraft operate in accordance with international regulations.
WARSAW, September 22 - RIA Novosti. Polish Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh claims that Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic.
“Our fighters intercepted a Russian Il-20 40 kilometers from our coast,” Kosinyak-Kamysh wrote on Platform X.
From his words it follows that the Russian plane was flying in neutral airspace over the Baltic.
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