A German military plane flew near the Kaliningrad region

A German military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas took off from the Estonian military air base Amari and headed towards the Baltic Sea.

As of 17.00 Moscow time, the plane was flying over the Baltic Sea near the Kaliningrad region, moving to the southwest.

MOSCOW, October 11 - RIA Novosti. A German military transport aircraft of the Airbus A400M Atlas type, taking off from Estonia, flies in the Baltic Sea near the Kaliningrad region, follows from flight data studied by RIA Novosti.

According to flight data, the plane took off from the Estonian military air base Amari at around 13.15 UTC time (16.15 Moscow time) and headed towards the Baltic Sea. As of 17.00 Moscow time, it is flying over the Baltic Sea near the Kaliningrad region, heading southwest.

This week the plane flew to the Baltics for several days in a row and circled over the Baltic Sea near the Swedish islands.

In recent years, Russia has seen unprecedented NATO activity along its western borders. The alliance is expanding initiatives and calling it "containment of Russian aggression." Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the buildup of alliance forces in Europe.