A British plane patrols the borders of the Kaliningrad region

The British reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint is patrolling near the borders of the Kaliningrad region, as follows from flight data studied by RIA Novosti.

On Friday, the plane took off from the British Waddington airbase at about 12.42 Moscow time and crossed the territory of the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, after which it entered Lithuanian airspace. There the plane turned around and as of 16.00 Moscow time is moving in the opposite direction.

On Wednesday, the plane took off from the same airbase and headed across the North and Baltic seas towards Lithuania. He made a small loop over its territory and returned to the sky over the Baltic Sea, where he began circling near the territory of the Kaliningrad region.

In recent years, Russia has noted unprecedented NATO activity along its western borders. The alliance is expanding initiatives and calling it "containment of Russian aggression." Russian authorities have repeatedly expressed concern about the bloc's build-up in Europe.