A Russian Federation plane was intercepted Monday by Poland’s Armed Forces, in accordance with a publish on X, previously Twitter, by the Polish RSZ Operational Command.
The publish in Polish interprets to, “On Could 6, 2024, a MiG-29 obligation pair from the twenty second Tactical Air Base in Malbork intercepted and visually recognized a Russian Federation plane. The fighters intercepted an II-20 (Ilyushin) aircraft that took off from an airport within the Królewiec Oblast and continued its flight in worldwide house over the Baltic Sea, performing a reconnaissance mission, with out violating Polish territorial waters.”
Operational Command additionally says that Monday’s interception marks the second time in lower than per week that the identical Russian aircraft has been intercepted by the Polish armed forces.
“The identical aircraft was additionally intercepted on Could 3, 2024, by the F-16 obligation pair from the thirty first Tactical Air Base in Krzesiny.”
“Safety of Polish airspace is the muse of our nation’s safety. Due to the environment friendly operation of floor workers and plane crews, we are able to ensure that we’re protected towards airborne threats,” the publish states.
A photograph taken on July 23, 2006, reveals an Russian IL-20M (Ilyushin 20m) aircraft touchdown at an unknown location.
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Newsweek reached out to the Kremlin and the Polish RSZ Operational Command by way of electronic mail Tuesday for remark.
The Ilyushin II-20M dates again to the Chilly Battle and is used for digital and communications intelligence. It was first noticed by the North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) in 1978 and had its first flight in 1968. The II-20M is provided with digital intelligence gear.
Final week, Japanese fighter jets have been scrambled twice towards Russian army plane conducting suspected reconnaissance actions, Japan’s protection ministry mentioned. A type of plane was reportedly a Russian Air Drive Il-20M intelligence-gathering aircraft.
The Polish interception additionally comes on the heels of footage launched by the Russian Ministry of Protection exhibiting a U.S. fighter jet monitoring Russian army plane flying over the Bering Sea, close to Alaskan airspace, on Could 2.
The Russian ministry mentioned its plane—two Tu-95 strategic missile carriers—have been finishing up a scheduled flight close to the western coast of the U.S. state. Throughout components of the flight, the 2 missile carriers, which have been escorted by Russian Su-30 jets, have been accompanied by fighter jets from different nations, the ministry reported.
The clip clearly reveals a U.S. F-16 fighter jet—the identical sort offered to Ukraine to assist it in its conflict towards invading Russian forces—flying near the Russian plane. At one level within the video, a Russian Su-30 and the U.S. F-16 are seen shut to one another.
In a press release, the North American Aerospace Protection Command (NORAD) mentioned 4 Russian army plane have been “detected and tracked” within the Alaska Air Protection Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Could 2.
“The Russian plane remained in worldwide airspace and didn’t enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian exercise within the Alaska ADIZ happens often and isn’t seen as a menace,” NORAD mentioned.
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