Russian Su-30 and Il-78 briefly enter Lithuanian airspace; NATO jets scrambled

Two Russian military aircraft briefly violated Lithuanian airspace on Thursday evening, prompting a rapid response from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said. The incursion occurred at about 18:00 local time on 23 October near the town of Kybartai on Lithuania’s border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. According to the Lithuanian military, a … Continue reading Russian Su-30 and Il-78 briefly enter Lithuanian airspace; NATO jets scrambled