German Air Force intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Baltic Sea near the island of Rugen.
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According to German media, the Russian plane crossed the airspace and headed for the German island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea.. German planes, a few minutes later, took to the skies, "
We work every day to safeguard airspace over? and @NATO.
A Russian IL-20 Coot-A (aircraft recognition) was put on our Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) over the Baltic Sea over the weekend, with two Eurofighters scrambled from Laage. #StrongerTogether https://t. co/B6DpuenlbK.
— Germany in NATO (@GermanyNATO) May 3, 2022.
The day before, Denmark and Sweden reported that a Russian aircraft entered Danish airspace on Friday evening east of the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm and then entered Swedish airspace..