Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian spy plane unannounced in international airspace over the Baltic Sea for the second time in three days on Thursday morning. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced this on Thursday.
The Russian spy plane was said to be on a reconnaissance mission and had its transponder turned off, reports the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command on X.
Tuesday occurred same situation for. The spy plane was also intercepted by Poland. Both times it involved a spy plane of the IL-20 type, and Polish airspace was not violated.
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