Russian warplanes approaching Latvian border hundred times in 2024

For example, this week the Air Force announced on the X social network that NATO patrol planes took off from the military base in Lijellward as they had on-call mission to identify a Russian Il-20 aircraft that routinely flies over the Baltic Sea without a transponder or flight plan.

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In April, 2024, the German Minister of Defense said that Russia was "very likely" behind a series of violations affecting GPS navigation in the Baltic region.